Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
Jane Austen – Emma
Foolish Surprises
F
Dancing to Love
D
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
Jane Austen – Emma
Happiness vs. Preparation
H
How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
Jane Austen – Emma
Hope in Time
H
If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.
Jane Austen – Emma
Unhelpful Dependence
U
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
Jane Austen – Emma
Unlikable Heroine
U
I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.
Jane Austen – Emma
Contented Mind’s View
C
A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.
Jane Austen – Emma
Emma’s Flaws
E
The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself.
Jane Austen – Emma
Pride vs. Vanity: Understanding the Difference and Its Impact
P
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice