“Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marryingwithout affection.”

“Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.”

“In nine cases out of ten a woman had better show more affection than she feels.”

“There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself. We can all BEGIN freely--a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases out of ten a women had better show MORE affection than she feels. Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on.”

“It was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was.”

“I would much rather have been merry than wise.”

“One had rather, on such occasions, do too much than too little.”