Life is too short for nursing grudges.

What it means

Jane's friend Helen Burns says this at school. Keeping a list of wrongs takes time you will not get back. Let it go.

The source

"Life is too short for nursing grudges." Charlotte Brontë said it in Jane Eyre (1847), ch. 6. Written in English: Jane Eyre, 1847.

"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."

Original English (Jane Eyre, 1847), Jane Eyre (1847), ch. 6. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855). English novelist from Yorkshire. Jane Eyre (1847) follows an orphan governess who will not give up her freedom or her principles.

Questions

What does "Life is too short for nursing grudges." mean?

Jane's friend Helen Burns says this at school. Keeping a list of wrongs takes time you will not get back. Let it go.

Who said "Life is too short for nursing grudges."?

Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855). Source: Jane Eyre (1847), ch. 6.

What is the original wording?

Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs (Original English (Jane Eyre, 1847)). Written in English: Jane Eyre, 1847.

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