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Charlotte Bronte Quotes

That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure Picture Quote #1

If he does go, the change will be doleful. Suppose he should be absent spring, summer, and autumn: how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem! Picture Quote #1

Wise people say it is folly to think anybody perfect; and as to likes and dislikes, we should be friendly to all, and worship none Picture Quote #1

It did not seem as if a prop were withdrawn, but rather as if a motive were gone: it was not the power to be tranquil which had failed me, but the reason for tranquility was no more Picture Quote #1

Presentiments are strange things: and so are sympathies; and so are signs; and the three combined make one mystery to which humanity had not yet found the key Picture Quote #1

Rochester: My bride is here, because my equal is here, and my likeness. Jane, will you marry me? Picture Quote #1

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I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer; it seemed scattered on the wind then faintly blowing Picture Quote #1

For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial Picture Quote #1

There is, in lovers, a certain infatuation of egotism; they will have a witness of their happiness, cost that witness what it may Picture Quote #1

I stood lonely enough, but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed: it did not oppress me much Picture Quote #1

I like this day; I like that sky of steel; I like the sternness and stillness of the world under this frost Picture Quote #1

You ask rather too many questions. I have given you answers enough for the present: now I want to read Picture Quote #1

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Spring drew on... and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night and left each morning brighter traces of her steps Picture Quote #1

It is good to be attracted out of ourselves, to be forced to take a near view of the sufferings, the privations, the efforts, the difficulties of others Picture Quote #1

No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure Picture Quote #1

Oh madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children’s mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls! Picture Quote #1

The charm of variety there was not, nor the excitement of incident; but I liked peace so well, and sought stimulus so little, that when the latter came I almost felt it a disturbance, and rather still wished it had held aloof Picture Quote #1

One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune, one begins to consider responsibilities, and to ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood over our bliss with a solemn brow Picture Quote #1

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I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extirpate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously revived, great and strong! He made me love him without looking at me Picture Quote #1

It is a very strange sensation to inexperience youth to feel itself quite alone the world, cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can be reached, and prevented by many impediments from returning to that it has quitted. The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it; and fear with me became predominant when half an hour elapsed, and still I was alone Picture Quote #1

I like to see flowers growing, but when they are gathered, they cease to please. I look on them as things rootless and perishable; their likeness to life makes me sad. I never offer flowers to those I love; I never wish to receive them from hands dear to me Picture Quote #1

There is a perverse mood of the mind which is rather soothed than irritated by misconstruction; and in quarters where we can never be rightly known, we take pleasure, I think, in being consummately ignored. What honest man on being casually taken for a housebreaker does not feel rather tickled than vexed at the mistake? Picture Quote #1

I sat down and tried to rest. I could not; though I had been on foot all day, I could not now repose an instant; I was too much excited. A phase of my life was closing tonight, a new one opening tomorrow: impossible to slumber in the interval; I must watch feverishly while the change was being accomplished Picture Quote #1

As to the mouth, it delights at times in laughter; it is disposed to impart all that the brain conceives; though I daresay it would be silent on much the heart experiences. Mobile and flexible, it was never intended to be compressed in the eternal silence of solitude: it is a mouth which should speak much and smile often, and have human affection for its interlocutor Picture Quote #1

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Now it is not everybody, even amongst our respected friends and esteemed acquaintance, whom we like to have near us, whom we like to watch us, to wait on us, to approach us with the proximity of a nurse to a patient. It is not every friend whose eye is a light in a sickroom, whose presence is there a solace Picture Quote #1

It is vain to say human beings might be satisfied with tranquillity; they must have action, and they will make it if they can not find it Picture Quote #1

It seemed as if my tongue pronounced words without my will consenting to their utterance: something spoke out of me over which I had no control Picture Quote #1

I can so clearly distinguish between the criminal and his crime; I can so sincerely forgive the first while I abhor the last Picture Quote #1

By dying young, I shall escape great sufferings. I had not qualities or talents to make my way very well in the world: I should have been continually at fault Picture Quote #1

I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself Picture Quote #1

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That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) If he does go, the change will be doleful. Suppose he should be absent spring, summer, and autumn: how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem! (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) Wise people say it is folly to think anybody perfect; and as to likes and dislikes, we should be friendly to all, and worship none (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) It did not seem as if a prop were withdrawn, but rather as if a motive were gone: it was not the power to be tranquil which had failed me, but the reason for tranquility was no more (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) Presentiments are strange things: and so are sympathies; and so are signs; and the three combined make one mystery to which humanity had not yet found the key (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) Rochester: My bride is here, because my equal is here, and my likeness. Jane, will you marry me? (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer; it seemed scattered on the wind then faintly blowing (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) There is, in lovers, a certain infatuation of egotism; they will have a witness of their happiness, cost that witness what it may (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I stood lonely enough, but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed: it did not oppress me much (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I like this day; I like that sky of steel; I like the sternness and stillness of the world under this frost (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) You ask rather too many questions. I have given you answers enough for the present: now I want to read (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) Spring drew on... and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night and left each morning brighter traces of her steps (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) It is good to be attracted out of ourselves, to be forced to take a near view of the sufferings, the privations, the efforts, the difficulties of others (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) Oh madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children’s mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls! (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) The charm of variety there was not, nor the excitement of incident; but I liked peace so well, and sought stimulus so little, that when the latter came I almost felt it a disturbance, and rather still wished it had held aloof (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune, one begins to consider responsibilities, and to ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood over our bliss with a solemn brow (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extirpate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously revived, great and strong! He made me love him without looking at me (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) It is a very strange sensation to inexperience youth to feel itself quite alone the world, cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can be reached, and prevented by many impediments from returning to that it has quitted. The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it; and fear with me became predominant when half an hour elapsed, and still I was alone (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I like to see flowers growing, but when they are gathered, they cease to please. I look on them as things rootless and perishable; their likeness to life makes me sad. I never offer flowers to those I love; I never wish to receive them from hands dear to me (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) There is a perverse mood of the mind which is rather soothed than irritated by misconstruction; and in quarters where we can never be rightly known, we take pleasure, I think, in being consummately ignored. What honest man on being casually taken for a housebreaker does not feel rather tickled than vexed at the mistake? (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I sat down and tried to rest. I could not; though I had been on foot all day, I could not now repose an instant; I was too much excited. A phase of my life was closing tonight, a new one opening tomorrow: impossible to slumber in the interval; I must watch feverishly while the change was being accomplished (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) As to the mouth, it delights at times in laughter; it is disposed to impart all that the brain conceives; though I daresay it would be silent on much the heart experiences. Mobile and flexible, it was never intended to be compressed in the eternal silence of solitude: it is a mouth which should speak much and smile often, and have human affection for its interlocutor (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) Now it is not everybody, even amongst our respected friends and esteemed acquaintance, whom we like to have near us, whom we like to watch us, to wait on us, to approach us with the proximity of a nurse to a patient. It is not every friend whose eye is a light in a sickroom, whose presence is there a solace (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) It is vain to say human beings might be satisfied with tranquillity; they must have action, and they will make it if they can not find it (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) It seemed as if my tongue pronounced words without my will consenting to their utterance: something spoke out of me over which I had no control (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I can so clearly distinguish between the criminal and his crime; I can so sincerely forgive the first while I abhor the last (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) By dying young, I shall escape great sufferings. I had not qualities or talents to make my way very well in the world: I should have been continually at fault (Charlotte Bronte Quotes) I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself (Charlotte Bronte Quotes)

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