Pride and Prejudice Quotes
Works by Jane Austen, Satire books
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“"Importance may be sometimes purchased too dearly."”
“She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her.”
“"Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains?"”
“"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."”
“"He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal"”
“She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.”
“'...there is nothing so bad as parting with one's friends. One seems so forlorn without them."”
“But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.”
“".... the mere stateliness of money and rank (Elizabeth) thought she could witness without trepidation."”
“If a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.”
“"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?"”
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“"Nobody can tell what I suffer! — But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied."”
“". . . resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation."”
“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.”
“Mr. Collins had only to change from Jane to Elizabeth—and it was soon done—done while Mrs. Bennet was stirring the fire.”
“"You expect me to account for opinions which you choose to call mine, but which I have never acknowledged."”
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“"Mrs. Bennet had no turn for economy; and her husband's love of independence had alone prevented their exceeding their income."”