I must have my share in the conversation.

Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart.

I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness.

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves." "You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least.

The enthusiasm of a woman's love is even beyond the biographer's.

Family connexions were always worth preserving, good company always worth seeking.