Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations.

Quote by Jane Austen

Topics: Happiness Quotes, Pleasure Quotes

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a...

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a...

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only...

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only...

Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now...

Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now...

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel,...

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel,...

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something...

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something...

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as...

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as...

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than...

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than...

There are plenty of reasons to hate me. i just don't want people to hate...

There are plenty of reasons to hate me. i just don't want people to hate...

One cannot spend forever sitting and solving the mysteries of one's history.

One cannot spend forever sitting and solving the mysteries of one's history.