"A woman, especially if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can."

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure."

"I am going to Bath with the Gardiners. I mean to be as happy as possible, and not to think of any thing till I get there."

"I am not a good hand at describing a place. I am all for character and conversation."