I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!
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In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.
Selfishness must always be forgiven, because there is no hope of a cure.
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
Angry people are not always wise.
You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.
Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience — or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading.
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.