Persuasion - quotes Flashcards
Yes; it [the naval profession] is…
Yes; it [the naval profession] is […] offensive to me; I have […] strong grounds of objection to it. First, as being the means of bringing persons of obscure birth into undue distinction, and raising men to honours which their fathers and grandfathers never dreamt of
Nursing does…
Nursing does not belong to a man, it is not his province. A sick child is always the mother’s property, her own feelings generally make it so.
If I was wrong in…
If I was wrong in yielding to persuasion once, remember that it was to persuasion exerted on the side of safety, not of risk. When I yielded, I thought it was to duty; but no duty could be called in aid here. In marrying a man indifferent to me, all risk would have been incurred and all duty violated
Vanity was…
Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation
He considered the…
He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and Sir Walter Elliot, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion
Anne Elliot, with…
Anne Elliot, with all her claims of birth, beauty, and mind, to throw herself away at nineteen; involve herself at nineteen in an engagement with a young man, who had nothing but himself to recommend him, and no hopes of attaining affluence
She had been…
She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older—the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.
The years which…
the years which had destroyed [Anne’s] youth and bloom had only given [Captain Wentworth] a more glowing, manly, open look, in no respect lessoning his personal advantages
With the exception of…
With the exception of Admiral and Mrs. Croft, who seemed particularly attached and happy, (Anne could allow no other exception even among the married couples) there could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison, no countenances so beloved
[Anne] might not wonder, but…
[Anne] might not wonder, but she must sigh that her father should feel no degradation in his change; should see nothing to regret in the duties and dignity of the resident land-holder; should find so much to be vain of in the littleness of a town
she must sigh, and smile, and wonder too, as…
she must sigh, and smile, and wonder too, as Elizabeth threw open the folding-doors and walked with exultation from one drawing-room to the other, boasting of their space, at the possibility of that woman, who had been mistress of Kellynch Hall, finding extent to be proud of between two walls, perhaps thirty feet asunder
Good company…
Good company requires only birth, education, and manners, and with regard to education is not very nice (spoken by Mr Elliot)
We [women]…
We [women] certainly do not forget you, so soon as you forget us
I will not allow…
I will not allow it to be more man’s nature than woman’s to be inconstant and forget those they do love, or have loved
This was quite a…
This was quite a female case, and it would be highly absurd in him, who could be of no use at home, to shut himself up
