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To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of 26 and 18 is to do pretty well.

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What are men to rocks and mountains?

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I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment, without enjoying its advantages.

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I . . . am always half afraid of finding a clever novel too clever--& of finding my own story & my own people all forestalled.

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Mr. Knightley seemed to be trying not to smile; and succeeded without difficulty, upon Mrs. Elton's beginning to talk to him.

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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.

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her spirits wanted the solitude and silence which only numbers could give.

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The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it.

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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.

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it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.

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Whom are you going to dance with?' asked Mr. Knightley. She hesitated a moment and then replied, 'With you, if you will ask me.' Will you?' said he, offering his hand. Indeed I will. You have shown that you can dance, and you know we are not really so much brother and sister as to make it at all improper.' Brother and sister! no, indeed.

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It would be difficult to say which had seen highest perfection in the other, or which had been the happiest: she, in receiving his declarations and proposals, or he in having them accepted.

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This is an evening of wonders, indeed!

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I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

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I am certainly the most fortunate creature that ever existed!

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You may only call me "Mrs. Darcy"... when you are completely, and perfectly, and incandescently happy.

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... But he recommended the books which charmed her leisure hours, he encouraged her taste, and corrected her judgment; he made reading useful by talking to her of what she read, and heightened its attraction by judicious praise.

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Upon the whole, therefore, she found what had been sometimes found before, that an event to which she had looked forward with impatient desire, did not, in taking place, bring all the satisfaction she had promised herself.

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There is no reason in the world why you should not be important where you are known. You have good sense, and a sweet temper, and I am sure you have a grateful heart, that could never receive kindness without hoping to return it. I do not know any better qualifications for a friend and companion.

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I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our eyes.

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