Of late years an abundant shower of curates has fallen upon the North of England. — Charlotte Bronte Clergy Copy Share Image
“...as much goodwill may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.” — Charlotte Brontë Goodwill Copy Share Image
For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity. — Charlotte Bronte Charity Copy Share Image
“Nothing refines like affection. Family jarring vulgarizes - family union elevates.” — Charlotte Brontë Family Copy Share Image
I mean that I value vision, and dread being struck stone blind. — Charlotte Bronte Blind Copy Share Image
Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my own accord. — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“What is so headstrong as youth? What so blind as inexperience?” — Charlotte Brontë Headstrong Copy Share Image
“Her book has perhaps been a good one; it has refreshed, refilled, rewarmed her heart; it has set her brain astir, furnished… — Charlotte Brontë Book Copy Share Image
“All the melody on earth is concentrated in my Jane's tongue to my ear (I am glad it is not a naturally… — Charlotte Brontë Music Copy Share Image
“Ill-Success failed to crush us: the mere effort to succeed had given a wonderful zest to existence; it must be pursued.” — Charlotte Brontë Failure Copy Share Image
I could not answer the ceaseless inward question-why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of-I will not say how many years,… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“I think I shall like you again, and yet again: and I will make you confess I do not only like, but… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“What will you do with your accomplishments? What, with the largest portion of your mind - sentiments - tastes?" Save them till… — Charlotte Brontë Psychology Copy Share Image
“It is my way — it always was my way, by instinct — ever to meet the brief with brevity, the direct with plainness.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Every joy that life gives must be earned ere it is secured; and how hardly earned, those only know who have wrestled… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
I had a theoretical reverence and homage for beauty, elegance, gallantry, fascination but had I met those qualities incarnate in masculine shape,… — Charlotte Bronte Beauty Copy Share Image
We wove a web in childhood, A web of sunny air; We dug a spring in infancy Of water pure and fair;… — Charlotte Bronte Age Copy Share Image
It does good to no woman to be flattered [by a man] who does not intend to marry her; and it is… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“You both think I know not what,' said I. 'Have the goodness to make me as little the subject of your mutual… — Charlotte Bronte Life Copy Share Image
“Well has Solomon said--'Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.' I would not… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Human beings never enjoy complete happiness in this world. I was not born for a different destiny to the rest of my… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity, and so on: but they forget… — Charlotte Brontë Bitterness Copy Share Image
“A deal of people, Miss, are for trusting all to Providence; but I say Providence will not dispense with the means, though… — Charlotte Brontë Trust Copy Share Image
“With self-denial and economy now, and steady exertion by-and-by, an object in life need not fail you. Venture not to complain that… — Charlotte Brontë Better things Copy Share Image
“I used to rush into strange dreams at night: dreams many-coloured, agitated, full of the ideal, the stirring, the stormy--dreams where, amidst… — Charlotte Brontë Adventure Copy Share Image
“Graham’s thoughts of me were not entirely those of a frozen indifference, after all. I believe in that goodly mansion, his heart,… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Pity, Jane, from some people is a noxious and insulting sort of tribute, which one is justified in hurling back in the… — Charlotte Brontë Pity Copy Share Image
“Iubirea nascuta din frumusetea adevarata nu era pentru mine - n-aveam nimic in comun cu asa ceva. [...] insa o astfel de… — Charlotte Brontë Amor Copy Share Image
“After a youth and manhood passed half in unutterable misery and half in dreary solitude, I have for the first time found… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“and there is dishonest men plenty to guide them to the devil, scoundrels that reckons to be the ‘people’s friends,’ and that… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“He showed the fineness of his nature by being kinder to me after that misunderstanding than before. Nay, the very incident which,… — Charlotte Brontë Depth Copy Share Image
The eagerness of a listener quickens the tongue of a narrator. — Charlotte Bronte Eagerness Copy Share Image
“Oh! I will give my heart to God,” I said. “You do not want it.” — Charlotte Brontë God Copy Share Image
“I wait, with some impatience in my pulse, but no doubt in my breast.” — Charlotte Brontë Animals Copy Share Image
Fortune is proverbially called changeful, yet her caprice often takes the form of repeating again and again a similar stroke of luck… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“I believe she thought I had forgotten my station, and yours, sir." "Station! station!--your station is in my heart.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Ex-act-ly, pre-cisely: with your usual acuteness, you have hit the nail straight on the head.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
I loved him very much - more than I could trust myself to say - more than words had power to express."… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image