Propensities and principles must be reconciled by some means. — Charlotte Bronte Integrity Copy Share Image
“Well said, forehead; your declaration shall be respected.” — Charlotte Brontë Declaration Copy Share Image
I wished critics would judge me as an author, not as a woman. — Charlotte Bronte Books Copy Share Image
I am not an angel," I asserted; "and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. — Charlotte Bronte Angel Copy Share Image
If you don't love another living soul, then you'll never be disappointed. — Charlotte Bronte Disappointed Copy Share Image
“To the Public, for the indulgent ear it has inclined to a plain tale with few pretensions.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Some have won a wild delight, By daring wilder sorrow; Could I gain thy love to-night, I'd hazard death to-morrow.” — Charlotte Brontë Bravery Copy Share Image
“Why was I always suffering, always browbeaten, always accused, for ever condemned? Why could I never please? Why was it useless to… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Jane Eyre, who had been an ardent, expectant woman — almost a bride, was a cold, solitary girl again: her life was… — Charlotte Brontë Heart Copy Share Image
Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain and sickness it would still be dear. — Charlotte Bronte Adoration Copy Share Image
I seem to have gathered up a stray lamb in my arms: you wandered out of the fold to seek your shepherd,… — Charlotte Bronte Arms Copy Share Image
“that I have wakened out of most glorious dreams, and found them all void and vain, is a horror I could bear… — Charlotte Brontë Dreams Copy Share Image
“I shall never more know the sweet homage given to beauty, youth and grace - for never to any else shall I… — Charlotte Brontë Beauty Copy Share Image
“I see you and St. John have been quarrelling, Jane,' said Diana, 'during your walk on the moor. But go after him;… — Charlotte Brontë Dignity Copy Share Image
“You do not know how the people of this country bear malice. It is the boast of some of them that they… — Charlotte Brontë Malice Copy Share Image
“My state of mind, and all accompanying circumstances, were just now such as most to favour the adoption of a new, resolute,… — Charlotte Brontë Daring Copy Share Image
“[...] I could not go on for ever so: I want to enjoy my own faculties as well as to cultivate those… — Charlotte Brontë Education Copy Share Image
“No man—no woman—is always strong, always able to bear up against the unjust opinion, the vilifying word. Calumny, even from the mouth… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all; and to “burst” with boldness and good-will into “the silent sea” of their souls is… — Charlotte Brontë Boldness Copy Share Image
“He prizes me as a soldier would a good weapon, and that is all. [...] Can I receive from him the bridal… — Charlotte Brontë Love Copy Share Image
“And what is hell? Can you tell me that?” “A pit full of fire.” “And should you like to fall into that… — Charlotte Bronte Good health Copy Share Image
“There was I, then, mounted aloft; I, who had said I could not bear the shame of standing on my natural feet… — Charlotte Brontë Nature Copy Share Image
I smiled: I thought to myself Mr. Rochester is peculiar — he seems to forget that he pays me £30 per annum… — Charlotte Bronte Catching Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have the strangest feeling about you. Especially when you are near me as you are now. It feels as though… — Charlotte Bronte Distance Copy Share Image
“I returned to my book—Bewick’s History of British Birds: the letterpress thereof I cared little for, generally speaking; and yet there were… — Charlotte Brontë History Copy Share Image
“But I do think hardly of you...and I'll tell you why--not so much because you refused to give me shelter, or regarded… — Charlotte Brontë Destitute Copy Share Image
“The period of which I write was an overshadowed one in British history, and especially in the history of the northern provinces.… — Charlotte Brontë British history Copy Share Image
A great deal; you are good to those who are good to you. It is all I ever desire to be. If… — Charlotte Bronte Deals Copy Share Image
“There is one in this tribe too often miserable - a child bereaved of both parents. None cares for this child: she… — Charlotte Brontë Children Copy Share Image
![“[...] I could not go on for ever so: I want to enjoy my own faculties as well as to cultivate those of other people. I must enjoy them now; don't recall either my mind or body to the school; I am out of it and disposed for full holiday.” quote by Charlotte Brontë](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c31/charlotte-bronte-144_education_i-could-not-go-on-for-ever-so-i-want-to_2420674.jpg)
![“He prizes me as a soldier would a good weapon, and that is all. [...] Can I receive from him the bridal ring, endure all the forms of love [...] and know that the spirit was quite absent? Can I bear the consciousness that every endearment he bestows is a sacrifice made on principle? No: such a…” quote by Charlotte Brontë](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e05/charlotte-bronte-144_love_he-prizes-me-as-a-soldier-would-a-good-w_1858789.jpg)
