I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me. People feel with their hearts, Ellen, and since he has destroyed mine, I have not power to feel for him.
Emily BronteRead
But you might as well bid a man struggling in the water, rest within arm's length of the shore! I must reach it first, and then I'll rest.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of perseverance and the drive to achieve one's goals before allowing oneself to relax.
In this quote, Emily Bronte conveys the idea that one must focus on reaching their goals and overcoming challenges before indulging in rest or leisure. It likens the struggle to stay afloat in water to the pursuit of one's ambitions, highlighting the urgency and necessity of striving for success even when it feels tempting to pause or give up.
Themes
StruggleGoalsPerseveranceSuccessRest
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about achieving dreams.
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Emily BronteRead
Vain are the thousand creeds That move men's hearts, unutterably vain; Worthless as withered weeds, Or idlest froth amid the boundless main.
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Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
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He had been content with daily labour and rough animal enjoyments, 'till Catherine crossed his path. Shame at her scorn, and hope of her approval, were his first prompts to higher pursuits; and, instead of guarding him from one and winning him to the other, his endeavors to raise himself had produced just the contrary result.
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And, even yet, I dare not let it languish, Dare not indulge in memory's rapturous pain; Once drinking deep of that divinest anguish, How could I seek the empty world again?
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