Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honorable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want.


Pride and Prejudice, 22

Jane Austen Quotes

Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honorable provision for well-educated...

Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honorable provision for well-educated...

Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honorable provision for well-educated...

Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honorable provision for well-educated...