If this man had not twelve thousand a year, he would be a very stupid fellow.
To her own heart it was a delightful affair, to her imagination it was even a ridiculous one, but to her reason, her judgment, it was completely a puzzle.
Till this moment I never knew myself.
Mrs. Jennings was a widow, with an ample jointure. She had only two daughters, both of whom she had lived to see respectably married, and she had now therefore nothing to do but to marry all the rest of the world.
I wish I might take this for a compliment; but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is pitiful.
Anne hoped she had outlived the age of blushing; but the age of emotion she certainly had not.
And you are never to stir out of doors till you can prove that you have spent ten minutes of every day in a rational manner.
It was absolutely necessary to interrupt him now.
An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.
The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.
Those who have not more must be satisfied with what they have.
Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride – where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.
It’s been many years since I had such an exemplary vegetable.
Mr. Darcy began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention.
I will not say that your mulberry trees are dead; but I am afraid they’re not alive.
Had I not been bound to silence I could have provided proof enough of a broken heart, even for you.
I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.
Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd. As for admiration, it was always very welcome when it came, but she did not depend on it.
Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?
I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness.