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I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.
Others boast of their love for God. My boast is that I did not love God; it was He who loved me and sought me out and forced me to belong to Him.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!
There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it
Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then. It is something to think of, and gives her a sort of distinction among her companions.
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.
“it is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. A man always imagines a woman to be ready for any body who asks her.”
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
