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Keep your breath to cool your porridge'; and I shall keep mine to swell my song.

The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.

Ms. Bennett, do you know who I am? I am not accustomed to being spoken to in such a manner.

[W]here other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.

I beg your pardon; one knows exactly what to think.

Don't keep coughing so, Kitty, for Heaven's sake! Have a little compassion on my nerves. You tear them to pieces.

Why is he so altered? From what can it proceed? It cannot be for my sake that his manners are thus softened... It is impossible that he should still love me.

A scheme of which every part promises delight, can never be successful; and general disappointment is only warded off by the defence of some little peculiar vexation.

She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her.

I am heartily ashamed of myself, Lizzy. But don't despair, it'll pass; and no doubt more quickly than it should.

And what am I to do on the occasion? -- It seems an hopeless business.

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

I was uncomfortable enough. I was very uncomfortable, I may say unhappy.

Pride,’ observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, ‘is a very common failing, I believe. By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed; that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or other, real or imaginary.

All the overpowering blinding, bewildering, first effects of strong surprise were over with her. Still, however, she had enough to feel! It was agitation, pain, pleasure, a something between delight and misery.

Good company requires only birth, manners and education and, with regard to education, I'm afraid it is not very particular

I can feel no sentiment of approbation inferior to love.

A persuadable temper might sometimes be as much in favor of happiness, as a very resolute character.

Edward Ferrars was not recommended to their good opinion by any peculiar graces of person or address. He was not handsome, and his manners required intimacy to make them pleasing. He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart.

Personal size and mental sorrow have certainly no necessary proportions. A large bulky figure has as good a right to be in deep affliction, as the most graceful set of limbs in the world.