31 Quotes by Anne Bronte
Anne Bronte is a renowned English novelist and poet who is known for her works on women's rights, social issues, and moral values. She is the author of two novels, "Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," which were published in the mid-19th century and are still widely read today. Anne Bronte's writing was ahead of her time, challenging traditional gender roles and advocating for women's independence and equality. Her poetry also reflects her concern for social justice and the plight of the less fortunate. (Bio)
Anne Bronte Quotes
Adoration isn't love. (Meaning)
I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world.
He that dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose. (Meaning)
If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.
I love the silent hour of night, for blissful dreams may then arise, revealing to my charmed sight what may not bless my waking eyes.
I cannot love a man who cannot protect me.
My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze.
And then, the unspeakable purity - and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.
Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them.
There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.
All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.
Life and hope must cease together.
You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay.
Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read.
A man must have something to grumble about; and if he cant complain that his wife harries him to death with her perversity and ill-humour, he must complain that she wears him out with her kindness and gentleness.
Increase of love brings increase of happiness, when it is mutual, and pure as that will be.
There is always a but in this imperfect world.
It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love.
No one can be happy in eternal solitude.
No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.
He never could have loved me, or he would not have resigned me so willingly
God will judge us by our own thoughts and deeds, not by what others say about us.
if I hate the sins, I love the sinner, and would do much for his salvation
I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other.
Thank heaven, I am free and safe at last!
Intimate acquaintance must precede real friendship
If we can only speak to slander our betters, let us hold our tongues.
There's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted.
To wheedle and coax is safer than to command.
It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe.
― Anne Bronte Quotes
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