What did you learn from Pride & Prejudice, a book by J. Austen?

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I managed to get hold of this book last year and it's one of my favourites since then. What fascinates me most is Austen's writing style, as I'm also very interested in British English more than any other language I've known. When I first read this book though, I realized it's not like any other modern fiction you find in the bookstore. It's highly recommended that you read this book at least twice to fully be acquainted with the characters, the plot and the social conventionalities of that era. Apart from learning that women in those times have difficulty in establishing their own career, I also noticed much of the social issues they had back in those days still prevail in this present day and age. For instance, the main character's(Lizzy Bennet) prejudice against the aloof Mr Darcy. Mrs Bennet's money-minded agenda of marrying off her daughters(But how can she not be? Women are so dependent on men in those days) and also Lydia's immaturity. I don't need to ramble on and on, I'm sure most of you have read the book. I'm not a literary expert or anything, but we do have literary experts here I'm sure. Although we have Goodreads for book discussions, I thought not everyone have heard of that, so this place is a good start for those who have never read the book nor heard of Goodreads.