Downton Abbey

I think accepting change is as important as defending the past.

— You've a very poor opinion of your fellow man.
— I have the opinion that life has taught me.

War has a way of distinguishing between the things that matter and the things that don't.

When tragedies strike, we try to find someone to blame. In the absence of a suitable candidate, we usually blame ourselves.

No Englishman would dream of dying in someone else's house, especially someone they didn't even know.

You know, the trouble with you lot, you're all in love with the wrong people!

You can change your life if you want to. Sometimes you have to be hard on yourself, but you can change it completely, I know.

— It's a relief to be able to talk without having to explain oneself, isn't it?
— A relief, and a privilege.

— Why did you apologize to that man? It's not his business what we do.
— I always apologize when I'm in the wrong. It's a habit of mine.

— I was only trying to help.
— Oh, like Judas was only "trying to help" I suppose, when he brought a Roman soldiers to the garden!

— Hope is a tease designed to prevent us accepting reality.
— Oh, you only say that to sound clever.
— I know. You should try it.

— I meant you can go just like that, with no reason.
— That's why you should treat every day as if it were your last.

Being tested only makes you stronger.

Grief makes one so terribly tired.

That's why we must never take anything for granted.