“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.”

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

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

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

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

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!