Гордість і упередження

           "Thelettershallcertainlybeburnt,ifyoubelieveitessentialtothepreservationofmyregard; but,thoughwehavebothreasontothinkmyopinionsnotentirelyunalterable,theyarenot,Ihope,quitesoeasilychangedasthatimplies." 

           "WhenIwrotethatletter,"repliedDarcy,"Ibelievedmyselfperfectlycalmandcool,butIamsinceconvincedthatitwaswritteninadreadfulbitternessofspirit." 

           "Theletter,perhaps,beganinbitterness,butitdidnotendso. Theadieuischarityitself. Butthinknomoreoftheletter. Thefeelingsofthepersonwhowrote,andthepersonwhoreceivedit,arenowsowidelydifferentfromwhattheywerethen,thateveryunpleasantcircumstanceattendingitoughttobeforgotten. Youmustlearnsomeofmyphilosophy. Thinkonlyofthepastasitsremembrancegivesyoupleasure." 

           "Icannotgiveyoucreditforanyphilosophyofthekind. Yourretrospectionsmustbesototallyvoidofreproach,thatthecontentmentarisingfromthemisnotofphilosophy,but,whatismuchbetter,ofinnocence. Butwithme,itisnotso. Painfulrecollectionswillintrudewhichcannot,whichoughtnot,toberepelled. Ihavebeenaselfishbeingallmylife,inpractice,thoughnotinprinciple. AsachildIwastaughtwhatwasright,butIwasnottaughttocorrectmytemper. Iwasgivengoodprinciples,butlefttofollowtheminprideandconceit. Unfortunatelyanonlyson(formanyyearsanonlychild),Iwasspoiltbymyparents,who,thoughgoodthemselves(myfather,particularly,allthatwasbenevolentandamiable),allowed,encouraged,almosttaughtmetobeselfishandoverbearing;tocarefornonebeyondmyownfamilycircle;tothinkmeanlyofalltherestoftheworld;towishatleasttothinkmeanlyoftheirsenseandworthcomparedwithmyown. SuchIwas,fromeighttoeightandtwenty;andsuchImightstillhavebeenbutforyou,dearest,loveliestElizabeth!