Anne Brontë quotes - page 3

And, O! there lives within my heart A hope long nursed by me, (And should its cheering ray depart How dark my soul would be)That as in Adam all have died In Christ shall all men live And ever round his throne abide Eternal praise to give;That even the wicked shall at last Be fitted for the skies And when their dreadful doom is past To life and light arise. (Anne Brontë)
I'd rather be like myself, bad as I am. View quote
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Oh, Richard!" exclaimed she, on one occasion, "if you would but dismiss such gloomy subjects from your mind, you would live as long as any of us; at least you would live to see the girls married, and yourself a happy grandfather, with a canty old dame for your companion. View quote
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I shall expect my husband to have no pleasures but what he shares with me; and if his greatest pleasure of all is not the enjoyment of my company - why - it will be the worse for him - that's all." "If such are your expectations of matrimony, Esther, you must, indeed, be careful whom you marry - or rather, you must avoid it altogether. View quote
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As an animal, Matilda was all right, full of life, vigour, and activity; as an intelligent being, she was barbarously ignorant, indocile, careless, and irrational; and consequently, very distressing to one who had the task of cultivating her understanding, reforming her manners, and aiding her to acquire those ornamental attainments which, unlike her sister, she despised as much as the rest... View quote
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She, however, attentively watched my looks, and her artist's pride was gratified, no doubt, to read my heartfelt admiration in my eyes. View quote
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Never mind our kind friends: if they can part our bodies, it is enough; in God's name, let them not sunder our souls! View quote
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My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze. View quote
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All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise. View quote
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It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love. View quote
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The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine, or than any one can who has not felt how roughly they may be pulled without breaking. (Anne Brontë)
You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay. View quote
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I cannot love a man who cannot protect me. View quote
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Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor. View quote
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He never could have loved me, or he would not have resigned me so willingly. View quote
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Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read. View quote
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What a fool you must be," said my head to my heart, or my sterner to my softer self. View quote
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My heart is too thoroughly dried to be broken in a hurry, and I mean to live as long as I can. View quote
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Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe. View quote
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The end of Religion is not to teach us how to die, but how to live. View quote
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I wished to tell the truth, for truth always conveys its own moral to those who are able to receive it. (Anne Brontë)
How sweet to feel its helpless form Depending thus on me alone! And while I hold it safe and warm What bliss to think it is my own! To feel my hand so kindly prest, To know myself beloved at last, To think my heart has found a rest, My life of solitude is past! View quote
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What business had I to think of one that never thought of me? View quote
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I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world! View quote
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What the world stigmatizes as romantic, is often more nearly allied to the truth than is commonly supposed; for, if the generous ideas of youth are too often over-clouded by the sordid views of after-life, that scarcely proves them to be false. View quote
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