“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.”
More from Anne Brontë
“He who dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose.”
“How odd it is that we so often weep for each other’s distresses, when we shed not a tear…”
“Matrimony is a serious thing.”
“Increase of love brings increase of happiness, when it is mutual, and pure as that will…”