Anne Bronte Quotes

But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.

There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.

My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze.

There is always a but in this imperfect world.

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.

All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.

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.

It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love.

A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.

I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world.

But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.

Because the road is rough and long, Should we despise the skylark's song?

But, God knows best, I concluded.

No one can be happy in eternal solitude.

God will judge us by our own thoughts and deeds, not by what others say about us.

You might as well sell yourself to slavery at once, as marry man you dislike.

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.

if I hate the sins, I love the sinner, and would do much for his salvation

You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay.

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.

When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things to be considered. Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them; and if such an occasion should never present itself, comfort your mind with this reflection, that though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least, will not be more than you can bear. Marriage may change your circumstances for the better, but, in my private opinion, it is far more likely to produce a contrary result.

I cannot love a man who cannot protect me.

It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe.

To wheedle and coax is safer than to command.

I am satisfied that if a book is a good one, it is so whatever the sex of the author may be. All novels are or should be, written for both men and women to read, and I am at a loss to conceive how a man should permit himself to write anything that would be really disgraceful to a woman, or why a woman should be censured for writing anything that would be proper and becoming for a man.