Pride and Prejudice Quotes

Context

This line is from the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813). 

Before there was Downton Abbey, there was Pride and Prejudice, that classic novel about rich and/or semi-rich English people spending a lot of time worrying about class and marriage. This particular book tells the story of the plucky, middle-class Elizabeth Bennet, who, despite her best efforts, falls for that insufferable rich guy Mr. Darcy. This quote comes when Lizzy is excited about taking in some nature in the Lake District.

Where you've heard it

You might've heard the line in any of the many film adaptations of the book, like this one with Keira Knightly, or maybe this one with Colin Firth. We don't know if the line will be used in the movie version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but we can dream.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

As evidence by its many, many adaptations, Pride and Prejudice is a well-known, well-loved classic. Still, this is one of the more obscure of its famous quotes ("It is a truth universally acknowledged," anyone?), so we'll give it a bump on the scale.