Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

"Pride," observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, "is a very common failing,

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."

there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life."

'Keep your breath to cool your porridge'; and I shall keep mine to swell my song."