Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

Research Database of Quotes

It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. Paper-Research now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

Browse Authors

(Click a letter to view the authors)
A B C D E F G H I
J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Jane Austen Quotes

«It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable.»
«Well! Evil to some is always good to others.»
«It is indolence... Indolence and love of ease; a want of all laudable ambition, of taste for good company, or of inclination to take the trouble of being agreeable, which make men clergymen. A clergyman has nothing to do but be slovenly and selfish; read the newspaper, watch the weather, and quarrel with his wife. His curate does all the work and the business of his own life is to dine.»
«How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!»
Author: Jane Austen (Novelist, Writer) | Keywords: approving, quick
«If there is anything disagreeable going on men are always sure to get out of it»
Author: Jane Austen (Novelist, Writer) | About: Men | Keywords: disagreeable, get out
«It will be a bitter pill to her, that is, like other bitter pills, it will have two moments ill-flavor, and then be swallowed and forgotten»
«Nobody is on my side, nobody takes part with me: I am cruelly used, nobody feels for my poor nerves.»
«One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.»
Author: Jane Austen (Novelist, Writer) | Keywords: suffered
«Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way»
«Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise.»
Author: Jane Austen (Novelist, Writer) | Keywords: instance

Pages: « Previous 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next »