No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being …

Charlotte Bronte
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No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure. ✨ Villette. Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition,
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He made me love him without looking at me. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Delux … ▶
Propensities and principles must be reconciled by some means. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2013). Jane Eyre, p.446, Simon and Schuster
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Dread remorse when you are tempted to err, Miss Eyre; remorse is the poison of life. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2013). Jane Eyre, p.174, Simon and Schuster

No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure. ✨ Villette. Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition,

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