What are men to rocks and mountains?

It is the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoy it completely.

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done.

When any two young people take it into their heads to marry, they are pretty sure by perseverance to carry their point, be they ever so poor, or ever so imprudent, or ever so little likely to be necessary to each other's ultimate comfort.

He certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a stupider person.

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

Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.--Marianne Dashwood