"When the mind has once begun to yield……" — Ann Radcliffe

"When the mind has once begun to yield to the weakness of superstition, trifles impress it with the force of conviction."

— Ann Radcliffe

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27 Quotes by Ann Radcliffe

Ann Radcliffe has 27 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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

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More Begun Quotes

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Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me. — Sean Astin
The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the… — Saint Augustine
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he… — Sri Aurobindo
A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most… — Teresa of Avila
Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without… — Teresa of Avila
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living. — James A. Baldwin
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind. — Douglas Adams
A well begun is half ended. — A. C. Benson
My mother enjoyed old age, and because of her I've begun to enjoy parts of it too. So far I've… — Lionel Blue
Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think… — Vince Cable
Wars are begun by frightened men. — Tom Clancy

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