Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.

Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.

I do not cough for my own amusement.

If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.

We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley

A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.