It is wonderful, for almost all his actions may be traced to pride;-and pride has often been his best friend.

She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.

Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! What do I not owe you! You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humbled.

Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my life." "I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one; but I always speak what I think.

I have never yet found that the advice of a Sister could prevent a young Man's being in love if he chose it.

You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.

Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him; but, though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings, which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable.