It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

It is wonderful, for almost all his actions may be traced to pride;-and pride has often been his best friend.

It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy. I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.

one day in the country is exactly like another.

Marianne was silent; it was impossible for her to say what she did not feel, however trivial the occasion.

Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly.