What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.

An egg boiled very soft is not unwholesome.

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?

There was no being displeased with such an encourager, for his admiration made him discern a likeness before it was possible.

Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.

Where people are really attached, poverty itself is wealth.

There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow. Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy.