"She hardly knew how to suppose that..." - Quote by Jane Austen
She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.
More by Jane Austen
“The most incomprehensible thing in the world to a man, is a woman who rejects his offer of marriage!”
“I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these." - Mr. Darcy”
“I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment, without enjoying its advantages.”
More on Self Perception
“There's nothing I really wanted to do in life that I wasn't able to get good at. That's my skill. I'm not really specifically talented at anything except for the ability to learn. That's what I do. That's what I'm here for.”
“He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.”
“There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.”
More on Humility
“If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.”
“Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge. Remedies from chemicals will never stand in favor compared with the products of nature, the living cell of the plant, the final result of the rays of the sun, the mother of all life.”
“The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.”