"Vain are the thousand creeds That move men's……" — Emily Bronte
"Vain are the thousand creeds That move men's hearts, unutterably vain; Worthless as withered weeds, Or idlest froth amid the boundless main."
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Emily Bronte
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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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My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.
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It may be observed, that provinces amid the vicissitudes to which they are subject, pass from order into confusion, and…
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The mind is very wild. The human experience is full of unpredictability and paradox, joys and sorrows, successes and failures.…
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How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence.
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My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, but slakes…
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Old photograph: amid the set poses of her family, a young girl smiles and raises her hand a little.
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Science arises from the discovery of Identity amid Diversity.
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From the heart of this fountain of delights wells up some bitter taste to choke them even amid the flowers.
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