I encourage him to be in his garden as often as possible. Then he has to walk to Rosings nearly every day. ... I admit I encourage him in that also.

There are secrets in all families.

What strange creatures brothers are!

We do not look in great cities for our best morality.

Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.

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

I know so many who have married in the full expectation and confidence of some one particular advantage in the connection, or accomplishment, or good quality in the person, who have found themselves entirely deceived, and been obliged to put up with exactly the reverse. What is this but a take in?