But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.
– Anne Bronte
It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares for the exterior.
– Anne Bronte
Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe.
– Anne Bronte
If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.
– Anne Bronte
I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself .
– Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.