Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply.

to hope was to expect

This was a lucky recollection -- it saved her from something like regret.

One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.

I would much rather have been merry than wise.

Young ladies should take care of themselves. Young ladies are delicate plants. They should take care of their health and their complexion. My dear, did you change your stockings?

Mr. Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man; you know he is, as well as I do; and you must feel, as well as I do, that the woman who married him cannot have a proper way of thinking.