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loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful; and that she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour towards the undeserving of the other sex.

Del pasado no tiene usted que recordar más que lo placentero.

She was deep in the happiness of such misery, or the misery of such happiness, instantly.

Siete años podrían no bastar para que dos seres se conocieran bien, y siete días son más que suficientes para otros.

El ceder sin convicción no habla en favor del entendimiento de ninguno de los dos .

And is this all?" cried Elizabeth. "I expected at least that the pigs were got into the garden, and here is nothing but Lady Catherine and her daughter.

«Non credo di aver mai aperto un libro in vita mia che non avesse da dire la sua sull'incostanza delle donne. Ma forse voi obietterete che sono stati scritti tutti da uomini».«Forse lo farò. Sì, sì, vi prego, niente riferimenti agli esempi nei libri. Gli uomini hanno avuto su di noi ogni vantaggio nel narrare la loro storia. L'istruzione è stata sempre appannaggio loro a un livello tanto più alto; la penna è stata nelle loro mani. Non sono disposta ad ammettere che i libri possano provare alcunché».

Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience — or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.

A poca gente quiero de verdad, y de muy pocos tengo buen concepto. Cuanto más conozco el mundo, más me desagrada, y el tiempo me confirma mi creencia en la inconsistencia del carácter humano, y en lo poco que se puede uno fiar de las apariencias de bondad o inteligencia.

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. If

Anche se la condannava per le cose passate, e la considerasse con grande e ingiusto risentimento, benché fosse interessato a un'altra non poteva vederla soffrire senza provare il desiderio di procurarle sollievo.

...and to aim at the restraint of sentiments which were not in themselves illaudable, appeared to her not merely an unnecessary effort, but a disgraceful subjection of reason to common-place and mistaken notions.

... a whole day’s tête-à-tête between two women can never end without a quarrel.

Thế giới này có nhiều phụ nữ chỉ đáng khen ở chỗ đan ví tiền hay giăng màn cửa. Nhưng tôi không đồng ý lắm về cách đánh giá phụ nữ của anh. Trong tất cả những người tôi quen, tôi không thể nói khoác rằng biết hơn nửa tá phụ nữ toàn tài.Cô Bingley nói thêm:- Tôi cũng không, tôi chắc như thế.- Thế thì , anh hẳn phải lĩnh hội rất thấu đáo trong ý nghĩa của anh về một người phụ nữ toàn tài. – Elizabeth nhận xét.- Vâng đích thực là tôi biết rất rõ về vấn đề này.Anh trợ lý trung thành của Darcy thốt lên:- À! Đúng vậy rồi. Không ai có thể được coi là toàn vẹn nếu họ không vượt qua những gì họ thường phải đối diện.

In lei rimaneva il ricordo di molte sensazioni di dolore, un tempo profondissimo, ma ora più mite; ricordi di rari barlumi di dolcezza, di momenti d'amicizia e di riconciliazione, che non poteva più aspettarsi di rivivere, ma che non avrebbero cessato d'esserle cari. Lasciava tutto questo alle sue spalle; tutto tranne il ricordo che quelle cose erano state

Between Barton and Delaford, there was that constant communication which strong family affection would naturally dictate;—and among the merits and the happiness of Elinor and Marianne, let it not be ranked as the least considerable, that though sisters, and living almost within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands.

My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?" was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered their room, and from all the others when they sat down to table. She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about, till she was beyond her own knowledge. She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth. The evening

proper attention and management, less irritable, less

A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition to be comforted, that power of turning readily from evil to good, and of finding employment which carried her out of herself, which was from nature alone. It was the choicest gift of Heaven;