Quotes About Harmony

That is the case with us all, papa. One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth

one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half…

there could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison, no countenances so beloved.

He admires as a lover, not as a connoisseur. To satisfy me, those characters must be united. I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own. He must enter into all my feelings: the same books, the same music must charm us both.

Where there is a wish to please, one ought to overlook, and one does overlook a great deal.

There was that constant communication which strong family affection would dictate; and though sisters, and living almost within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands.

But, said I, to be quite honest, I do not think I can live without something of a musical society. I condition for nothing else, but without music, life would be a blank to me.

I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own. He must enter into all my feelings; the same books, the same music must charm us both. Oh! mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's!

Much was said, and much was ate, and all went well.

It exactly answers my idea of a fine country, because it unites beauty with utility

Between Barton and Delaford, there was that constant communication which strong family affection would naturally dictate;—and among the merits and the happiness of Elinor and Marianne, let it not be ranked as the least considerable, that though sisters, and living almost within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands.

There is something soothing in the idea that we have the same friend, and that whatever unhappy differences of opinion may exist between us, we are united in our love of you. It

But it was her business to be satisfied—and certainly her temper to be happy; and all was soon right again.

Cuando contemplo una noche como esta, tengo la sensación de que ni la maldad ni el dolor pueden existir en el mundo; y es seguro que de las dos cosas habría menos si se atendiera más a la sublimidad de la naturaleza y la humanidad llevara su mirada un poco más allá del círculo de mezquindades en que se encierra, contemplando un espectáculo como éste.

No podría ser feliz con un hombre cuyo gusto no coincidiera en todo momento con el mío. Tendría que participar en todos mis sentimientos. Los mismos libros, la misma música habría de hechizarnos a los dos.

one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half, or always suspecting the other of being worse than it was.

todo impulso del sentimiento ha de ser dirigido por la razón y en mi opinión , el esfuerzo debe de ser proporcional a lo que se pretende.

afterwards.--She had humoured, or softened, or concealed his failings

Elizabeth soon perceived, that though this great lady was not in commission of the peace of the county, she was a most active magistrate in her own parish, the minutest concerns of which were carried to her by Mr. Collins; and whenever any of the cottagers were disposed to be quarrelsome, discontented, or too poor, she sallied forth into the village to settle their differences, silence their complaints, and scold them into harmony and plenty.

That is the case with us all, papa. One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other." Later

Family squabbling is the greatest evil of all

nu cred ca pot trai intre oameni care nu iubesc muzica. Nu pun nicio alta conditie, dar, pentru mine, fara muzica viata nu ar avea culoare.