The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them. Emily Brontë More Quotes by Emily Brontë More Quotes From Emily Brontë Vain are the thousand creeds that move men's hearts, unutterably vain; Worthless as withered weeds, or idlest froth amid the boundless main. Emily Brontë A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly. Emily Brontë A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone. Emily Brontë Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living. Emily Brontë Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home. Emily Brontë I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself. Emily Brontë I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal... Emily Brontë Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly? Emily Brontë