Birthday special: Jane Austen's most popular quotes that should become your life mantra

Today is Jane Austen's 242nd birth anniversary.

Sarwat Fatima
दिसंबर 16, 2017

Truly, Jane Austen was way ahead of her times. Photo Courtesy: OddNaari

Those of you who have been literature students at some point of your lives would be well familiar with the work of Jane Austen. And those of you who have no idea who she is, let us help you a little. Remember the Aishwarya Rai--starrer film Bride and Prejudice? Of course it was not made by her! But, it was a cinematic adaption of her book Pride and Prejudice. For the uninitiated, this is not her only notable work. This woman was way ahead of her times. And why we are talking about her today? Well, because it is her 242nd birthday.

So, here are a few facts that you must know about her.

1. Jane Austen was an English novelist. She was born in 1775 in Hampshire, England.

2. Some of her most notable work includes Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and many more.

3. Her mother, Cassandra Leigh Austen, was from a higher social rank than her husband and gave Jane Austen the sense of social class that formed the mainstay of many of her novels.

4. There are 14 kisses in Jane Austen's novels.

5. Jane Austen was the first writer to use the phrase "dinner party".

6. The disease that Jane Austen died of at the age of 41 was never diagnosed in her lifetime. It is thought to have been Addison's Disease, a tubercular disease of the kidneys.

So, if you are an avid reader and a fan of her work, you would probably be familiar with some of her best quotes. And those of you who haven't had the chance to go through her novels, we have a treat for you. On Jane Austen's 242nd birthday, we bring to you some of her most famous quotes. And mind you--these are not just words. These are pearls of wisdom. So, here you go.

1. Trueche!