if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him. If she can hesitate as to `Yes,' she ought to say `No' directly. It is not a state to be safely entered into with doubtful feelings, with half a heart.

Miss Morland, no one can think more highly of the understanding of women than I do. In my opinion, nature has given them so much, that they never find it necessary to use more than half.

I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.

Never could I expect to be so truly beloved and important; so always first and always right in any man's eyes as I am in my father's.

There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit.

Nay," cried Bingley, "this is too much, to remember at night all the foolish things that were said in the morning.

I am all astonishment.