“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife
“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”
“Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
“Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of
“Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
“There are certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are of pretty woman to deserve them
“Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable
“Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be