Emily Bronte Quotes
We must be for ourselves in the long run; the mild and generous are only more justly selfish than the domineering.
Topics
Independence
Individualism
Justice
Self-Interest
Selfishness
Altruism
Assertiveness
Autonomy
Generosity
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Long
Running
Self-Determination
Self-Reliance
Self-Sufficiency
Self-Preservation
Selfish
Domineering
Long-Term Interest
Mildness
Personal Interest
Self Care
Citations
Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1847.
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Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell with her own poems finding regard as poetic genius. Emily was the second-youngest of the four surviving Brontë siblings, between the youngest Anne and her brother Branwell. She published under the pen name Ellis Bell.