"Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor o..." — Jane Austen

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.