Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by everybody at times, whatever be their education or state. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience; or give it a more fascinating name: call it hope.

Men were put into the world to teach women the law of compromise.

Thus much indeed he was obliged to acknowledge - that he had been constant unconsciously, nay unintentionally; that he had meant to forget her, and believed it to be done. He had imagined himself indifferent, when he had only been angry; and he had been unjust to her merits, because he had been a sufferer from them.

My Emma, does not every thing serve to prove more and more the beauty of truth and sincerity in all our dealings with each other?

I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.

Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.