I was soanxious to dowhat is rightthat I forgot todo what is right.Knowyour ownhappinessHow quickcome thereasons forapprovingwhat we like!The person, be ita gentleman orlady, who has notpleasure in a goodnovel, must beintolerably stupid.If a book iswell written,I always findit too short.To wish wasto hope, andto hope wasto expect.Mine is amisery whichnothing cando away.Were I to fall in love,indeed, it would be adifferent thing; but Ihave never been inlove; it is not my way, ormy nature; and I do notthink I ever shall.A fondness forreading, properlydirected, must bean education initself.Men of sense,whatever youmay choose tosay, do notwant silly wives.Vanity workingon a weakhead producesevery sort ofmischief.On his two youngersisters he thenbestowed an equalportion of his fraternaltenderness, for heasked them both howthey did, and observedthat they both lookedvery ugly.Tell me not thatI am too late,that suchpreciousfeelings aregone forever.She was so farfrom seeking toattract their noticethat she lookedback at them onlythree times.Life seemsbut a quicksuccessionof busynothings.Friendship isreally the finestbalm for thepangs ofdisappointedlove.You must allowme to tell youhow ardently Iadmire andlove youLaugh as muchas you choose,but you will notlaugh me out ofmy opinion.Selfishness butalways beforgiven youknow, becausethere is nohope of a cure.What aremen torocks andmountains?I could easilyforgive hispride if he hadnot mortifiedmine.“One man'sways may beas good asanother's, butwe all like ourown best.”You pierce mysoul. I am halfagony, halfhope…I haveloved none butyou.Seldom, very seldom,does complete truthbelong to any humandisclosure; seldom canit happen thatsomething is not a littledisguised or a littlemistaken.I was soanxious to dowhat is rightthat I forgot todo what is right.Knowyour ownhappinessHow quickcome thereasons forapprovingwhat we like!The person, be ita gentleman orlady, who has notpleasure in a goodnovel, must beintolerably stupid.If a book iswell written,I always findit too short.To wish wasto hope, andto hope wasto expect.Mine is amisery whichnothing cando away.Were I to fall in love,indeed, it would be adifferent thing; but Ihave never been inlove; it is not my way, ormy nature; and I do notthink I ever shall.A fondness forreading, properlydirected, must bean education initself.Men of sense,whatever youmay choose tosay, do notwant silly wives.Vanity workingon a weakhead producesevery sort ofmischief.On his two youngersisters he thenbestowed an equalportion of his fraternaltenderness, for heasked them both howthey did, and observedthat they both lookedvery ugly.Tell me not thatI am too late,that suchpreciousfeelings aregone forever.She was so farfrom seeking toattract their noticethat she lookedback at them onlythree times.Life seemsbut a quicksuccessionof busynothings.Friendship isreally the finestbalm for thepangs ofdisappointedlove.You must allowme to tell youhow ardently Iadmire andlove youLaugh as muchas you choose,but you will notlaugh me out ofmy opinion.Selfishness butalways beforgiven youknow, becausethere is nohope of a cure.What aremen torocks andmountains?I could easilyforgive hispride if he hadnot mortifiedmine.“One man'sways may beas good asanother's, butwe all like ourown best.”You pierce mysoul. I am halfagony, halfhope…I haveloved none butyou.Seldom, very seldom,does complete truthbelong to any humandisclosure; seldom canit happen thatsomething is not a littledisguised or a littlemistaken.

Jane Austen Quote Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I was so anxious to do what is right that I forgot to do what is right.
  2. Know your own happiness
  3. How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!
  4. The person, be it a gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
  5. If a book is well written, I always find it too short.
  6. To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
  7. Mine is a misery which nothing can do away.
  8. Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing; but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.
  9. A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself.
  10. Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.
  11. Vanity working on a weak head produces every sort of mischief.
  12. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked them both how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.
  13. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever.
  14. She was so far from seeking to attract their notice that she looked back at them only three times.
  15. Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
  16. Friendship is really the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
  17. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you
  18. Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
  19. Selfishness but always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
  20. What are men to rocks and mountains?
  21. I could easily forgive his pride if he had not mortified mine.
  22. “One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.”
  23. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope…I have loved none but you.
  24. 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.