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A man must have something to grumble about; and if he can't 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.
Anne Bronte -
Farewell to Thee! But not farewell To all my fondest thoughts of Thee; Within my heart they still shall dwell And they shall cheer and comfort me.
Anne Bronte
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Chess-players are so unsociable, they are no company for any but themselves.
Anne Bronte -
Are you hero enough to unite yourself to one whom you know to be suspected and despised by all around you, and identify your interests and your honor with hers?
Anne Bronte -
Intimate acquaintance must precede real friendship.
Anne Bronte -
I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself.
Anne Bronte -
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.
Anne Bronte -
My cup of sweets is not unmingled: it is dashed with a bitterness that I cannot hide from myself, disguise it as I will.
Anne Bronte
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All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise: therefore, if you choose to use the bad, or those which tend to evil till they become your masters, and neglect the good till they dwindle away, you have only yourself to blame.
Anne Bronte -
There is always a 'but' in this imperfect world.
Anne Bronte -
I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world.
Anne Bronte -
I possess the faculty of enjoying the company of those I - of my friends as well in silence as in conversation.
Anne Bronte -
I cannot get him to write or speak in real, solid earnest. I don't much mind it now, but if it be always so, what shall I do with the serious part of myself?
Anne Bronte -
To wheedle and coax is safer than to command.
Anne Bronte
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The end of Religion is not to teach us how to die, but how to live.
Anne Bronte -
You may think it all very fine, Mr. Huntingdon, to amuse yourself with rousing my jealousy; but take care you don't rouse my hate instead. And when you have once extinguished my love, you will find it no easy matter to kindle it again.
Anne Bronte -
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 Bronte -
No; for instead of delivering myself up to the full enjoyment of the as others do, I am always troubling my head about how I could produce the same effect upon canvas; and as that can never be done, it is mere vanity and vexation of spirit.
Anne Bronte -
Forgetfulness is not to be purchased with a wish; and I cannot bestow my esteem on all who desire it, unless they deserve it too.
Anne Bronte -
There's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted.
Anne Bronte
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If we can only speak to slander our betters, let us hold our tongues.
Anne Bronte -
If I hate the sins, I love the sinner, and would do much for his salvation.
Anne Bronte -
I do believe a young lady can't be too careful who she marries.
Anne Bronte -
It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love.
Anne Bronte