She felt that she could so much more depend upon the sincerity of those who sometimes looked or said a careless or a hasty thing, than of those whose presence of mind never varied, whose tongue never slipped.

Fine dancing, I believe like virtue, must be its own reward. Those who are standing by are usually thinking of something very different.

The worst crimes; are the crimes of the heart

If you were to give me forty such men, I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness. No, no, let me shift for myself; and, perhaps, if I have very good luck, I may meet with another Mr. Collins in time.

But there are some situations of the human mind in which good sense has very little power.

If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.