Quotes From Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice begins with one of classic literatures  most famous lines. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. With a keen understanding of courtship, Jane Austen has been credited with helping turn marriages from a contract to a romance. Her novels helped promote the idea of marrying for love. Austen wrote many great heroes but its the hero of her first novel who steals most fans hearts. Mr. Darcy is one of the two most memorable characters in Pride and Prejudice. His battle of wits with Elizabeth Bennet has delighted readers for centuries. Here are a few quotes by (and about) Mr. Darcy. These words will give you a better sense of who he is, and what he appears to want and need in Jane Austens world. Quotes From Mr. Darcy Quotes She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy to Mr. Bingley about Elizabeth Bennet; Ch. 3 But I can assure you, she added, that Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him! He walked here, and he walked there, fancying himself so very great! Not handsome enough to dance with! I wish you had been there, my dear, to have given him one of your set-downs. I quite detest the man.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 3; Mrs. Bennet to Mr. Bennet about Mr. Darcy I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 5, Elizabeth about Darcy Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you. My mind was more agreeably engaged. I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 6; Darcy to Miss Bingley A ladys imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 6, Darcy to Miss Bingley Nothing is more deceitful, said Darcy, than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 10; Darcy The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 10 To learn more about Pride and Prejudice check out this  study guide.