Jane Austen Quotes with printable bookmarks
These 22 Jane Austen quotes come from six of her novels: Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility and Mansfield Park. Each one names the novel, the chapter and often the speaker, and was checked word for word against a Project Gutenberg edition. Eight of them are printable quote bookmarks, 2 by 7 inches, four to a sheet, in color or as an ink saver.
22 jane austen quotes
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
I declare, after all, there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!
One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain.
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
We neither of us perform to strangers.
Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.
Emma Jane Austen
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen
Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.
Northanger Abbey Jane Austen
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
Persuasion Jane Austen
You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.
All the privilege I claim for my own sex (it is not a very enviable one; you need not covet it), is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone.
She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.
My idea of good company, Mr Elliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
Mansfield Park Jane Austen
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.
There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow.
Sources: Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen, 1813) · Emma (Jane Austen, 1815) · Persuasion (Jane Austen, 1817) · Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen, 1817) · Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen, 1811) · Mansfield Park (Jane Austen, 1814). Every quote above was checked word for word against these texts.
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- 4 per sheet. Each bookmark is 2 by 7 inches on US Letter, 50 mm by 7 inches on A4, with cut marks.
- Cardstock. 65 lb cover (about 176 gsm) feeds through most home printers. Which weight to buy.
- Print at 100%. Choose actual size, not fit to page, so the bookmarks keep their size. How to print bookmarks.
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What are some of Jane Austen's most famous quotes about life?
Jane Austen's most famous quotes about life include Elinor's “Know your own happiness.” from Sense and Sensibility and Emma's line that “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” Elizabeth Bennet's advice to think only of the past as it gives you pleasure is another. Each quote names its novel and chapter.
Famous Jane Austen quotes
The famous Jane Austen quotes are here with their chapters. Pride and Prejudice opens with the truth universally acknowledged about a single man and a wife. Miss Bingley declares there is no enjoyment like reading, and Mr. Darcy says he was in the middle before he knew he had begun. Each quote keeps Austen's own spelling.
Quotes from Persuasion by Jane Austen
The quotes from Persuasion by Jane Austen on this page come from Anne Elliot's story. Captain Wentworth's letter says he is half agony, half hope. Anne Elliot claims for women the privilege of loving longest. The narrator says Anne learned romance as she grew older, and Anne describes good company as clever, well-informed people with a great deal of conversation.
Jane Austen quotes from Emma
The Jane Austen quotes from Emma on this page are short and warm. Emma says one half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other, and that no charm equals tenderness of heart. Mr. Knightley says if he loved her less he might talk about it more. Chapters follow the Gutenberg numbering, 1 to 55.
Jane Austen love quotes
These Jane Austen love quotes come from four novels. Mr. Knightley tells Emma he might talk more if he loved her less, and Mr. Darcy cannot fix on the hour his love began. Captain Wentworth writes that Anne pierces his soul. Mr. Darcy also teases about how fast a lady's imagination jumps from admiration to love.
Jane Austen book quotes about reading
Some Jane Austen book quotes are about books themselves. Miss Bingley says one tires of anything sooner than of a book, and Henry Tilney says anyone who takes no pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid. Both lines make good bookmarks for a reader, and each one names its novel and chapter.
Jane Austen quotes on life
Several Jane Austen quotes on life give gentle advice. Elizabeth Bennet says to think of the past only as it gives you pleasure. Fanny Price says we all have a better guide in ourselves. The narrator of Mansfield Park praises useful work for relieving sorrow, and Elinor in Sense and Sensibility says know your own happiness.
Sense and Sensibility quotes by Jane Austen
The Sense and Sensibility quotes by Jane Austen on this page come from the two sisters. Elinor tells Edward to know his own happiness and to call patience hope. Marianne says it is disposition, not time, that makes people close, and that seven days can be more than enough. One of these lines is also a printable bookmark.
Questions
What are some of Jane Austen's most romantic quotes?
Jane Austen's most romantic quotes include Captain Wentworth's letter in Persuasion, where he is half agony, half hope. Mr. Knightley tells Emma that if he loved her less he might talk about it more. Mr.
What are some funny quotes from Jane Austen?
Funny quotes from Jane Austen on this page include Henry Tilney calling anyone who dislikes a good novel intolerably stupid. Catherine Morland says she cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. The opening line of Pride and Prejudice is also a joke about marriage and money.
Are Jane Austen's novels in the public domain?
Jane Austen's novels are in the public domain worldwide. Austen died in 1817, and the six novels quoted here were first published between 1811 and 1818.
Are these quotes checked against the books?
Each quote was matched word for word with the Project Gutenberg text of the novel named. The chapter is given so you can find it in any edition. Emma is numbered 1 to 55 across its three volumes.
Can I print my own bookmarks?
The 8 quote bookmarks on this page print at home for free. Each PDF puts 4 bookmarks on a US Letter or A4 sheet with cut marks, in color or as an ink saver. Print at 100% on cardstock and cut along the marks.
What is the best material to print bookmarks on?
Cardstock is the best paper for printed bookmarks because it stays stiff inside a book. A 65 lb cover stock, about 176 gsm, feeds through most home printers. Plain paper is fine for a test print, and a laminated bookmark lasts longer.
