"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

"She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet."

"Every moment had its pleasure and its hope."

"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure."

"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."

"To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect."