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- “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.” ― Jane Austen, Emma
25 of the best book quotes from Emma. 01. “There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.” Jane Austen. author. Emma. book. actions. ᐧ. people. ᐧ. laziness. concepts. 02. “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.” Jane Austen. author. Emma. book. men. ᐧ. women. ᐧ. misunderstandings.
Important quotes by Emma Woodhouse in Emma.
Like so many of the statements in the book, we can only feel the full force of the narrator’s observation upon a second reading. Explanation of the famous quotes in Emma, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other." —Emma Woodhouse, Emma. Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that...
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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the worl...
It is such a happiness when good people get together—and they always do.Harriet was one of those, who, having once begun, would be always in love.Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not al...Can you trust me with such flatterers?—Does my vain spirit ever tell me I am wrong?General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.It was badly done, indeed! You, whom she had known from an infant, whom she had seen grow up from a period when her notice was an honour, to have you now, in thoughtless spirits, and the pride of t...She was vexed beyond what could have been expressed—almost beyond what she could conceal. Never had she felt so agitated, mortified, grieved, at any circumstance in her life. She was most forcibly...A man would always wish to give a woman a better home than the one he takes her from; and he who can do it, where there is no doubt of her regard, must, I think, be the happiest of mortals.'I cannot make speeches, Emma:' he soon resumed; and in a tone of such sincere, decided, intelligible tenderness as was tolerably convincing.—'If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it...Sep 20, 2018 · Following are a collection of quotes from Emma, a novel that has been said to have “ changed the face of fiction” : . . . . . . . . . . “Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.” . . . . . . . . . . “I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control. . . . . . . . . . .
