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Quote by Charlotte Bronte
One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one ha

One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune, one begins to consider responsibilities, and to ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood over our bliss with a solemn brow. – Charlotte Bronte

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Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves. – Charlotte Bronte

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If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own. – Charlotte Bronte

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