“Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.”

“But do not be cast down. Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret”

“One cannot creep upon a journey; one cannot help getting on faster than one has planned: and the pleasure of coming in upon one's friends before the look-out begins is worth a great deal more than any little exertion it needs.”

“...I cannot say that I regret my comparative insignificance, Importance may sometimes be purchased too dearly.”

“…for what after all is Youth and Beauty?”

“What is passable in youth is detestable in later age”

“This was a lucky recollection -- it saved her from something like regret.”