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

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I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look will be enough to decide whether...more

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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

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Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree the pen has been in their hands. I...more

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Luck which so often defies anticipation in matrimonial affairs, giving attraction to what is moderate rather than to what is superior.

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With such a worshipping wife, it was hardly possible that any natural defects in it should not be increased. The extreme sweetness of her temper must ...more

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I am not only not going to be married, at present, but have very little intention of ever marrying at all.

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The most incomprehensible thing in the world to a man, is a woman who rejects his offer of marriage!

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After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfei...more

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Maria was married on Saturday. In all important preparations of mind she was complete, being prepared for matrimony by a hatred of home, by the misery...more

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Dear Eloisa (said I) there’s no occasion for your crying so much about such a trifle. (for I was willing to make light of it in order to comfort her) ...more

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I pay very little regard," said Mrs. Grant, "to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only...more

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…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.

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The advantages of natural folly in a beautiful girl have been already set forth by the capital pen of a sister author; and to her treatment of the sub...more

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I assure you. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. That is the way to spoil them.