"It is strange people should be so greedy,……" — Emily Bronte
"It is strange people should be so greedy, when they are alone in the world."
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145 Quotes by Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte has 145 quotes on this site.
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Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
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I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have…
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Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.
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A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving…
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If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
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Honest people don't hide their deeds.
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I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal.
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Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which…
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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to…
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A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest…
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The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them.
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I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence…
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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came…
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India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex…
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
— Teresa of Avila
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,…
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
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