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Charlotte Bronte Quotes

Charlotte Bronte quotes

British Novelist April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855

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Charlotte Bronte quote: "If life be a war, it seemed my destiny to conduct it..."
If life be a war, it seemed my destiny to conduct it single-handed. Charlotte Bronte
You have been resident in my house three months?"Yes, sir."And you came from--?"From Lowood school, in -shire."Ah! a charitable concern. How long were you there?"Eight years."Eight years! you must be tenacious of life. Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte quote: "But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well!"
But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well! Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte quote: "[O]ur honeymoon will shine our life long: its beams will only..."
[O]ur honeymoon will shine our life long: its beams will only fade over your grave or mine. Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte quote: "Who but a coward would pass his whole life in hamlets; and for..."
Who but a coward would pass his whole life in hamlets; and for ever abandon his faculties to the eating rust of obscurity? Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte quote: "All my life was awake and astir in my frame...and he I was not..."
All my life was awake and astir in my frame...and he I was not to array myself to meet. Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte quote: "Remorse is the poison of life."
Remorse is the poison of life. Charlotte Bronte
Amid the worry of a self- condemnatory soliloquy, his demeanour seemed grave, perhaps cold, both to me and his mother. And yet there was no bad feeling, no malice, no rancour, no littleness in his countenance, beautiful with a man's best beauty, even in its depression. When I placed his chair at the table, which I hastened to do, anticipating the servant, and when I handed him his tea, which I did with trembling care, he said: "Thank you, Lucy," in as kindly a tone of his full pleasant voice... Charlotte Bronte
Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced -- true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day. Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte quote: "I believe it was an inspiration rather than a temptation"
I believe it was an inspiration rather than a temptation Charlotte Bronte
It did not seem as if a prop were withdrawn, but rather as if a motive were gone: it was not the power to be tranquil which had failed me, but the reason for tranquility was no more.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
I must not forget that these coarsely-clad little peasants are of flesh and blood as good as the scions of the gentlest genealogy; and that the germs of native excellence, refinement, intelligence, kind feeling, are as likely to exist in their hearts as in those of the best born. My duty will be to develop these germs: surely I shall find some happiness in discharging that office. Charlotte Bronte
Jane: Mr. Rochester, if ever I did a good deed in my life-if ever I thought a good thought-if ever I prayed a sincere and blameless prayer-if ever I wished a righteous wish-I am rewarded now. To be your wife is, for me, to be as happy as I can be on earth. Mr. Rochester: Because you delight in sacrifice. Jane: Sacrifice! What do I sacrifice? Famine for food, expectation for content. To be privileged to put my arms round what I value-to press my lips to what I love-to repose on what I trust:... Charlotte Bronte
No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?"They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer."And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"A pit full of fire."And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?"No, sir."What must you do to avoid it?"I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die. Charlotte Bronte
~Do you like him much? ~I told you I like him a little. Where is the use of caring for him so very much? He is full of faults. ~Is he? ~All boys are. ~More than girls? ~Very likely. Wise people say it is folly to think anyboy perfect, and as to likes and diskiles, we should be friendly to all, and worship none. Charlotte Bronte

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