Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #5.1 (2014)
Maggie Smith: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Quotes
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [after a heated exchange between Lord Grantham and Sarah Bunting at a dinner party celebrating his and Cora's 34th wedding anniversary] If you can all put your swords away, perhaps we can finish our dinner in a civilized manner.
Isobel Crawley : But I admire it when young people stand up for their principles.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends - that's the real test.
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Lady Edith Crawley : Aren't you being very snobbish?
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : We're being realistic, something your generation has such trouble with.