30 Mr. Darcy Quotes From Your Favorite Pride and Prejudice Character

Pride and Prejudice fans will love these Mr. Darcy quotes.

Mr. Darcy is one of the main characters in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen.

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The character’s name is actually Fitzwilliam Darcy Esquire, but everyone knows him as Mr. Darcy.

He is a wealthy man and owner of an estate in England known as Pemberley.

Mr. Darcy is romantically interested in Elizabeth; however, she rejects his marriage proposal.

Once rejected, Mr. Darcy improves himself after learning how others view him.

In the end, Mr. Darcy rights many of his wrongs and wins Elizabeth’s heart and acceptance.

Throughout the story, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth work through moving past their “pride” and “prejudice,” reflecting on the title.

We can learn lots of lessons from Mr. Darcy and Pride and Prejudice, including:

• it is ok to just be who you are even if you aren’t the best at everything
• your first impressions are not always right or representative of the whole picture
• failure is not permanent, and you try again

The novel and characters have been so popular throughout history that many people have made it into films and television series.

Enjoy getting to know the character more in these Mr. Darcy quotes.

You will also enjoy our article on Elizabeth Bennet quotes.

Best Mr. Darcy quotes

These Mr. Darcy quotes will help you learn more about the character.

1. “I couldn’t avoid her.” — Mr. Darcy

2. “Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed.” — Mr. Darcy

3. “Men of sense do not want silly wives.” — Mr. Darcy

4. “My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.” — Mr. Darcy

5. “It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed.” — Mr. Darcy

6. “I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.” — Mr. Darcy

7. “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” — Mr. Darcy

8. “I have the highest respect for your nerves, they are my old friends.” — Mr. Darcy

9. “If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once.” — Mr. Darcy

10. “I was given good principles, but left to follow them in pride and conceit.” — Mr. Darcy

Mr. Darcy quotes that make you want to read the book again

Your favorite parts of the story will pull you back in with these quotes from Pride and Prejudice.

11. “Do you talk by rule, then, while you are dancing?” — Mr. Darcy

12. “You may ask questions which I shall not choose to answer.” — Mr. Darcy

13. “It is a compliment which I never pay to any place if I can avoid it.” — Mr. Darcy

14. “When you met us there the other day, we had just been forming a new acquaintance.” — Mr. Darcy

15. “I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against myself.” — Mr. Darcy

16. “A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.” — Mr. Darcy

17. “You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.” — Mr. Darcy

18. “My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.” — Mr. Darcy

19. “I smiled, knowing that Elizabeth, even in the worst of her humor, was far better suited to my own disposition.” — Mr. Darcy

20. “When left alone with her, I ignored her and kept my eyes on my book, though I confess I turned over more pages than I read.” — Mr. Darcy

21. “I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love.” ― Mr Darcy

22. “The business of Mrs. Bennet’s life is to get her daughters married.” ― Mr Darcy

23. “You must know surely, you must know. It was all for you .” ― Mr Darcy

24. “She was convinced that she could have been happy with him when it was no longer likely they should meet.” ― Elizabeth Bennet.

25. “Are you consulting your own feelings in the present case, or do you imagine that you are gratifying mine?” ― Mr Darcy

26. “With great energy; but it is always a subject which makes a lady energetic.” ― Mr Darcy

27. “No, of course not. I just have some business to attend to in town.” ― Darcy

28. “Seemed to think the country was nothing at all.” ― Mr Darcy

29. “It ought to be good,” he replied, “it has been the work of many generations.” ― Mr Darcy

30. “It shows an affection for her sister that is very pleasing.” ― Mr Darcy

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Throughout history, Mr. Darcy has been one of the best romantic heroes in English fiction.

Throughout the story, you see two different sides to the character as he learns the importance of manners over wealth alone.

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