A man who has once been refused! How could I ever be foolish enough to expect a renewal of his love? Is there one among the sex who would not protest against such a weakness as a second proposal to the same woman? There is no indignity so abhorrent to their feelings!
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 54. Elizabeth says this as Darcy walks away to another part of the room at Longbourn and she envies everyone he speaks to. She is angry at herself for being "so silly" in refusing his first proposal. She doesn’t expect a second.