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That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure.

That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure.

Charlotte Bronte
Foundation, Firsts, Affection
Charlotte Bronte (2010). “Shirley and The Professor”, p.749, Everyman's Library

You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world.

Charlotte Bronte
Sister, World, Affection

But I feel this, Helen: I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist those who punish me unjustly. It is as natural as that I should love those who show me affection, or submit to punishment when I feel it is deserved.

Charlotte Bronte
Punishment, Affection, Natural
Charlotte Bronte (2013). “Jane Eyre”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

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