Know Thyself #128

Know Thyself through NOTICING

Know your own happiness.

– Jane Austen

Disconcerted is a good way to describe how I felt when I came across this quote. The reasons for this are threefold:

1. This is the point of Death of Hypatia®
2. As a collector of quotes and a bit into 16th century British literature, the lion’s share of the chagrin admittedly is from missing this before now. Although I get more quotes from characters words than the authors, this should have bubbled up in my weird cross referencing way of looking at the world.
3. I didn’t read it while reading about happiness, Jane Austen, groundbreaking women, nor philosophical beliefs; it was ‘quote of the day’ on the app where I listen to nature sounds to fall asleep to.

The initial abashed blush faded, I selected a fusion of pink noise and an aggressive snow storm, and thought… well, Jane got it.

Last Updated on 03/11/2026 by Death of Hypatia Inc.