Anne Brontë Quote

When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her bodily ears, keeping the mental organs resolutely closed against the strongest reasoning.


Gilbert to Helen (Ch. III : A Controversy) - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)


When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her...

When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her...

When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her...

When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her...