"And since, in our passage through this world,……" — Ann Radcliffe
"And since, in our passage through this world, painful circumstances occur more frequently than pleasing ones, and since our sense of evil is, I fear, more acute than our sense of good, we become the victims of our feelings, unless we can in some degree command them."
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Ann Radcliffe
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27 Quotes by Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe has 27 quotes on this site.
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At first a small line of inconceivable splendour emerged on the horizon, which, quickly expanding, the sun appeared in all…
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One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.
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Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or…
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There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.
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I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.
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The refreshing pleasure from the first view of nature, after the pain of illness, and the confinement of a sick-chamber,…
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I wish that all those, who on this night are not merry enough to speak before they think, may ever…
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But no matter for that, you can be tolerably happy, perhaps, notwithstanding; but as for guessing how happy I am,…
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There is something in the ardour and ingenousness of youth, which is particularly pleasing to the contemplation of an old…
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Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow.
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I tasted too what was called the sweet of revenge - but it was transient, it expired even with the…
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Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.
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