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My fingers,' said Elizabeth, '...

My fingers,' said Elizabeth, 'do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which I see so many woman's do. They have not the same force of rapidity and do not possess the same expression. But then I have always supposed it to be my own fault--because I would not take the trouble if practicing. It is not that I do not believe my fingers as capable as any other woman's of superior execution.' Darcy smiled and said, 'You are perfectly right.

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Men were put into the world to...

Men were put into the world to teach women the law of compromise.

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It is this delightful habit of...

It is this delightful habit of journalizing which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. Every body allows that the talent of writing is particularly female. Nature might have done something, but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal.

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How little of permanent happin...

How little of permanent happiness could belong to a couple who were only brought together because their passions were stronger than their virtue.

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Had I been in love, I could no...

Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly.

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You expect me to account for o...

You expect me to account for opinions which you choose to call mine, but which I have never acknowledged.

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This is an evening of wonders,...

This is an evening of wonders, indeed!

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There is one thing, Emma, whic...

There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley

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A person who is knowingly bent...

A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.

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she thought it was the misfort...

she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.

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There is a quickness of percep...

There is a quickness of perception in some, a nicety in the discernment of character, a natural penetration, in short, which no experience in others can equal...

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The power of doing any thing w...

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

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I hate to hear you talk about ...

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

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He was not an ill-disposed you...

He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted, and rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed....

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Were I to fall in love, indeed...

Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing; but I have never been in love ; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.

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There is nothing like employme...

There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow. Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy.

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If there is any thing disagree...

If there is any thing disagreeable going on, men are always sure to get out of it.

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Almost anything is possible wi...

Almost anything is possible with time

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The Very first moment I beheld...

The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

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I have no pretensions whatever...

I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.

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