Uncover the finest collection of Dowager Countess quotes from the beloved series Downton Abbey. Delight in her sharp humor and timeless wisdom in this curated selection of 38 memorable quotes. From sassy retorts to profound insights, immerse yourself in the iconic words of the Dowager Countess. Enjoy the best quotes from Downton Abbey now!
Dowager Countess Quotes
1- “All life is a series of problems which we must try and solve.” -Dowager Countess
2- “What is a weekend?” -Dowager Countess
3- “No life appears rewarding if you think about it too much.” -Dowager Countess
4- “I do hope I’m interrupting something…” -Dowager Countess
5- “We don’t always get our just desserts.” -Dowager Countess
6- “All life is a series of problems which we must try and solve, first one and then the next and then the next, until at last we die.” -Dowager Countess
7- “Sir Richard, life is a game, where the player must appear ridiculous.” -Dowager Countess
8- “Hope is a tease, designed to prevent us accepting reality.” -Dowager Countess
9- “You are a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do.” -Dowager Countess
10- “An unlucky friend is tiresome enough, an unlucky acquaintance is intolerable.” -Dowager Countess
11- “Don’t be defeatist, dear, it’s very middle class.” -Dowager Countess
12- “The presence of strangers is our only guarantee of good behaviour.” -Dowager Countess
13- “Edith, you are a lady, not toad of toad Hall.” -Dowager Countess
14- “You know me: never complain, never explain.” -Dowager Countess
15- “There’s nothing simpler than avoiding people you don’t like. Avoiding one’s friends, that’s the real test.” -Dowager Countess
16- “Nothing succeeds like excess.” -Dowager Countess
17- “If she won’t say yes when he might be poor, he won’t want her when he will be rich.” -Dowager Countess
18- “I was right about my maid. She’s leaving to get married. I mean, how could she be so selfish?” -Dowager Countess
19- “No one wants to kiss a girl in black.” -Dowager Countess
20- “Spratt, I think Dr Clarkson would like some coffee… and don’t be such a snob.” -Dowager Countess
21- “We’ll have to take her abroad, in these moments you can usually find an Italian who’s not too picky.” -Dowager Countess
22- “I hope your standards are not so high as to prevent you from remaining in my employment.” -Dowager Countess
23- “At my age, one must ration one’s excitement.” -Dowager Countess
24- “We all pander to Spratt in this house.” -Dowager Countess
25- “Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.” -Dowager Countess
26- “Typical Spratt. He’s as touchy as a beauty losing her looks.” -Dowager Countess
27- “Of course it would happen to a foreigner. No Englishman would dream of dying in someone else’s house.” -Dowager Countess
28- “First electricity, now telephones. Sometimes I feel as if I were living in an H.G. Wells novel.” -Dowager Countess
29- “All this unbridled joy has given me quite an appetite.” -Dowager Countess
30- “I couldn’t have electricity in the house, I wouldn’t sleep a wink. All those vapors floating about.” -Dowager Countess
31- “I don’t dislike him. I just don’t like him. Which is quite different.” -Dowager Countess
32-“I know several couples who are perfectly happy. Haven’t spoken in years.” -Dowager Countess
33- “Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.” -Dowager Countess
34- “One way or another, every woman goes down the aisle with half the story hidden.” -Dowager Countess
35- “I am a woman, Mary. I can be as contrary as I choose.” -Dowager Countess
36- “A woman of my age can face reality better than most men.” -Dowager Countess
37- “I do think a woman’s place is eventually in the home, but I see no harm in her having some fun before she gets there.” -Dowager Countess
38- “In my day, a lady was incapable of feeling physical attraction until she had been instructed to do so by her mama.” -Dowager Countess
