100+ Timeless Quotes from Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice, a timeless classic by Jane Austen, offers an abundance of wisdom captured through its astute characters and their interactions. This article delves into 10 insightful themes from the novel, each accompanied by 12 significant quotes that encapsulate the essence of Austen's narrative. The exploration of these themes provides a deep understanding of societal norms, personal growth, and interpersonal relationships, all of which are as relevant today as they were in the Regency era. Through witty dialogues, internal monologues, and reflective observations, Austen's words not only entertain but also provoke thoughtful considerations about pride, prejudice, love, and individuality. This collection of quotes serves as a valuable resource for both fans of the novel and those interested in the intricacies of human psychology and societal behavior.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."
"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment."
"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."
"Is not general incivility the very essence of love?"
"In vain have I struggled. It will not do."
"I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness."
"My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever."
"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."
"If I could love a man who would love me enough to take me for a mere fifty, I should be very well pleased."
"We are all fools in love."
"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?"
"I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man."
"Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility."
"One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty."
"Her inferiority – of its being a degradation – of the family obstacles which had always opposed to inclination."
"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me."
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
"Every savage can dance."
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously."
"A person may be proud without being vain."
"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."
"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."
"There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil."
"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"
"We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room."
"There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves."
"I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle."
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
"There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil."
"I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve."
"Every day confirms me in the belief of the inconsistency of all human characters."
"Selfishness must always be forgiven, you know, because there is no hope of a cure."
"People themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever."
"There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome."
"You are too sensible a girl, Lizzy, to fall in love merely because you are warned against it."
"To yield readily – easily – to the persuasion of a friend is no merit with you."
"An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents."
"Your defects are mine still."
"How little of permanent happiness could belong to a couple who were only brought together because their passions were stronger than their virtue?"
"Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind."
"It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began."
"My good opinion once lost, is lost forever."
"You are too hasty, sir."
"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."
"Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing."
"It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life."
"Your family owe me nothing. Much as I respect them, I believe, I thought only of you."
"Think of your family."
"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage."
"It is an advantage to have it known to be reserved."
"We do not suffer by accident."
"I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve."
"I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle."
"No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with."
"You must learn some of my philosophy."
"There is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere earnest integrity."
"They have none of them much to recommend them."
"Pride is a very common failing, I believe."
"Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."
"The proudest, most disagreeable man in the world."
"You have widely mistaken my character."
"Your good opinion is rarely bestowed, and therefore more worth the earning."
"My good opinion once lost, is lost forever."
"He likes to have his own way very well."
"I am proud of your accomplishments."
"Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility."
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
"For my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short."
"Without thinking highly either of men or matrimony, marriage had always been her object."
"There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort."
"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."
"In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."
"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love."
"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure."
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
"Faultless in spite of all her faults."
"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."
"Every savage can dance."
"I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle."
"My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me."
"The distance is nothing when one has a motive."
"There is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere earnest integrity."
"Do not be afraid of your own wit."
"An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents."
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously."
"There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil."
"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?"
"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."
"People themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever."
"Every day confirms me in the belief of the inconsistency of all human characters."
"We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room."
"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
"Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me."
"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
"The distance is nothing when one has a motive."
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously."
"The proudest, most disagreeable man in the world."
"I have not the pleasure of understanding you."
"My object then was to show you, by every civility in my power."
"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?"
"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."
"The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it."
"Till this moment, I never knew myself."
"I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle."
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."
"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."
"I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve."
"My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me."
"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."
"I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh."
"Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness."
"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."
"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."
"The distance is nothing when one has a motive."
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