Far from the Madding Crowd was first published in 1874 by the author Thomas Hardy. It is a complex tale that intertwines themes of love, betrayal, and honor set in Victorian England farming communities. There have been a number of movie adaptations of the novel, the most recent directed by Thomas Vinterberg and stars Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts. If you’ve never read or seen the movie, then these Far from the Madding Crowd quotes might make you want to put it on you must read list.

Famous Quotes from Far from the Madding Crowd

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Being a wife in the Victorian era was not ideal for most independent women.

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Women were not considered to be very wise.

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That's a new view of the stars.

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Some women just can’t be tamed.

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 What are your intentions?

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Women at that time were to be seen and not heard.

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Sometimes all you need is just one person to believe you are capable of anything.

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Simple yet poetic.

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Don’t run from your troubles.

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A horse is a very symbolic creature.

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Sometimes you just don’t want to see what is in front of you.

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Want to know what kind of love story it is all about?

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Some people are just satisfied being with the one they love, even if the feelings aren’t mutual.

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Like can grow into love.

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Keeping your true feelings to yourself often seems easier than telling them to the one you care about.

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Love can be a powerful feeling but leave you vulnerable.

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Some people you know you will just love for a lifetime.

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It can be tortuous to love someone and never tell them.

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Some women are simply unforgettable.

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What we see impacts what we want.

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Ignoring your troubles will soon make them unavoidable.

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In that era, wives were still considered possessions.

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Marriage can kill romance for a number of reasons.

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Some people will do anything to try to fall out of love with someone.

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These Far from the Madding Crowd quotes deal with a lot of love and the struggle to be a strong woman in that era.

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