Best Mrs Bennet Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

Source: The Complete Works of Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abby, Persuasion, The Watsons, Sanditon, Lady Susan, Love and Freindship, The History of England, Lesley Castle

“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”

Ifs Mines Pride Forgiveness Prejudice Forgiving Mortification Pride And Prejudice Pride Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“I have not the pleasure of understanding you.”

Understanding Pleasure Pride And Prejudice Pride Understanding You Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“And what am I to do on the occasion? -- It seems an hopeless business.”

Seems Occasions Hopeless Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied.”

Suffering Prejudice Complaining Ironic Pride And Prejudice Pride Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)

“Yes, you know enough of my frankness to believe me capable of that. After abusing you so abominably to your face, I could have no scruple in abusing you to all your relations.”

Knows Believe Enough Faces Capable Relation Your Face Believe In Me Scruples Frankness Mrs Bennet

Author:Jane Austen

“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.”

Ifs Mother Parent Pride Prejudice Stranger Unhappy Alternatives This Day You Again Pride And Prejudice Pride Mrs Bennet Mr Collins

Author:Jane Austen

“You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner.”

Ifs Way Love Might Felt Pride Concern Prejudice Affected Mistaken Declaration Darcy Pride And Prejudice Pride Pride And Prejudice Book Mrs Bennet

Author:Jane Austen

“Do you not want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.”

Knows Want Taken Wife Cried Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“Well, my dear," said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness—if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders.”

Ifs Knows Should Wells Said Would Be Order Dies Dangerous Fit Comfort Daughter Should Have Prejudice Notes Dear Illness Pursuit Your Daughter Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“A battle cry" Mr. Bennet said "is a warrior's calling card. Only it does not say 'Good afternoon. I have come for tea and crumpets.' It says 'Death has come for you! Flee or be killed where you stand!”

Doe Said Cry Calling Battle Cards Warrior Tea Afternoon Where You Stand Battle Cry Mrs Bennet Crumpets Good Afternoon

Author:Steve Hockensmith

“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”

Men Years Girl Five Four Fine Thousand Prejudice Fortune Dear Single Man Fine Things Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“Mr. Bennet's expectations were fully answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment.”

Expectations Absurd Enjoyment Cousin Mrs Bennet

Book:Exploring Pride and Prejudice (Includes Jane Austen's Original Novel): A Journey through the 1995 TV Series Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle

Source: Exploring Pride and Prejudice (Includes Jane Austen's Original Novel): A Journey through the 1995 TV Series Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle

“My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”

Said Lasts Heard One Day Dear Parks Mrs Bennet

Book:The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

Source: The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

“I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends.”

Highest Prejudice Nerves Jane Old Friends Darcy No Compassion Mrs Bennet

Author:Jane Austen

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