Ann Radcliffe - Mind Quotes

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The world ridicules a passion which it seldom feels; its scenes, and its interests, distract the mind, deprave the taste, corrupt the heart, and love cannot exist in a heart that has lost the meek dignity of innocence.

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

To discover depravity in those whom we have loved, is one of the most exquisite tortures to a virtuous mind, and the conviction is often rejected before it is finally admitted.

Ann Radcliffe

Calling sternness justice, he extolled that for strength of mind which was only callous insensibility.

Ann Radcliffe

To a generous mind few circumstances are more afflicting than a discovery of perfidy in those whom we have trusted.

Ann Radcliffe

He loved the soothing hour, when the last tints of light die away; when the stars, one by one, tremble through aether, and are reflected on the dark mirror of the waters; that hour, which, of all others, inspires the mind with pensive tenderness, and often elevates it to sublime contemplation.

Ann Radcliffe

When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.

Ann Radcliffe