A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.

Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.

I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our eyes.

it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.

I do not find myself making any use of the word sacrifice.

I will not allow it to be more man's nature than woman's to be inconstant.

I have not a doubt of your doing very well together. Your tempers are by no means unlike. You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your income.