General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.

An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.

Obstinate, headstrong girl!

A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.

I should infinitely prefer a book.

“I often think,” said she, “that there is nothing so bad as parting with one's friends. One seems so forlorn without them.”