excerpt

"...There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense..."

"My dear Lizzy, do not give way to such feelings as these. They will ruin your happiness..."

P.153, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, Penguin, 2006