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

Oh!” said she, “I heard you before, but I could not immediately determine what to say in reply. You wanted me, I know, to say ‘Yes,’ that you might have the pleasure of despising my taste; but I always delight in overthrowing those kind of schemes, and cheating a person of their premeditated contempt. I have, therefore made up my mind to tell you, that I do not want to dance a reel at all--and now despise me if you dare.” “Indeed I do not dare.

I am not born to sit still and do nothing. If I lose the game, it shall not be from not striving for it.

..that sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself

Without scheming to do wrong, or to make others unhappy, there may be error and there may be misery. Thoughtlessness, want of attention to other people's feelings, and want of resolution, will do the business.

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

They parted at last with mutual civility, and possibly a mutual desire of never meeting again.