Jane Austen: Frasi in inglese (pagina 15)

“At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived.”

“If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?”

“A woman of seven and twenty, said Marianne, after pausing a moment, can never hope to feel or inspire affection again.”

“If this man had not twelve thousand a year, he would be a very stupid fellow.”

“The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.”

“I should infinitely prefer a book…”

“Evil to some is always good to others”

“It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.”

“Teach us…… that we may feel the importance of every day, of every hour, as it passes.”

“…but then I am unlike other people I dare say.”

“I will not say that your mulberry-trees are dead, but I am afraid they are not alive.”

“The less said the better.”

“A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number.”

“A young woman in love always looks like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief.”

“My characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire.”

“she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.”

“The power of doing any thing with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance. - Mr Darcy”

“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.”

“It requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.”