More quotes by Jane Austen, Emma

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."
"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."
"Without music, life would be a blank to me."
"How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"
"Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"