Logo
Quote by Jane Austen
General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what h

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be. – Jane Austen

Other quotes by Jane Austen

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them. – Jane Austen

Category:
Women
Author
Jane Austen
Read Quote

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works. – Jane Austen

Category:
Men & Women
Author
Jane Austen
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Friendship
category

To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me its a thrill to start a friendship even up. – Christopher Knight

Category:
Friendship

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. – Buddha

Category:
Friendship

The building of friendship, family, community and love is complicated. We are so isolated in this country, no longer supported by tribes and villages. – Jasmine Guy

Category:
Friendship

The friendship that can cease has never been real. – St. Jerome

Category:
Friendship

Random Quotes

The filmmaking process is a very personal one to me, I mean it really is a personal kind of communication. Its not as though its a study of fear or any of that stuff. – David Cronenberg

Category:
communication

Lifes Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late. – Benjamin Franklin

Category:
Life

Everyone has a breaking point, turning point, stress point, the game is permeated with it. The fans dont see it because we make it look so efficient. But internally, for a guy to be successful, you have to be like a clock spring, wound but not loose at the same time. – Dave Winfield

Category:
Time

When you meet someone new who instantly gets you, your sense of humor and your attitudes and your worldview, even if theirs are different – and you get them in return. You both talk and talk and agree and laugh and nod and yes, yes, of course you should get another round of drinks. – Erin Morgenstern

Category:
Humor