Pride and Prejudice

- Несчастливый выбор стоит пред тобою, Элизабет. Отныне ты будешь разлучена с одним из родителей. Твоя мать не желает тебя видеть, если ты не выйдешь за г-на Коллинза, а я не желаю тебя видеть, если ты за него выйдешь.

Счастье в браке - абсолютнейшая случайность.

You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humbled. I came to you without a doubt of my reception. You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.

The turn of your countenance I shall never forget, as you said that I could not have adressed you in any possible way that would induce you to accept me.

you may well warn me again such an evil. Human nature is so prone to fall into it.

"Yes", replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer. "but that was only when i first saw her, for it is many months since i have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acqueintance." He then went away, and miss Bingley was left to all satisfaction of having forced him to say what gave no one any pain but herself.

The wisest and the best of men - nay, the wisest and best of their actions - may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first objection in life is a joke.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

We can all begin freely - a slight preference is naturally enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases woman had better show more affection than she feels.

" ...вульгарность присутствует во всех уловках, до коих дамы опускаются порою, дабы пленить мужчину."

"Сбереги дыханье - нечем будет на овсянку дуть"

— Ты поступаешь очень жестоко, не позволяя мне улыбаться, ты вместе с тем каждую минуту даешь мне для этого повод.

Чувства мои не гаснут при каждой попытке их погасить.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love