“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”

Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Laughter is the language of the soul.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.