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- Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- What has a man's face to do with his character? Can a man of good character help having a disagreeable face?
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- There is some magic in wealth, which can thus make persons pay their court to it, when it does not even benefit themselves. How strange it is, that a fool or knave, with riches, should be treated with more respect by the world, than a good man, or a wise man in poverty!
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- When the mind has once begun to yield to the weakness of superstition, trifles impress it with the force of conviction.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- What are riches - grandeur - health itself, to the luxury of a pure conscience, the health of the soul; - and what the sufferings of poverty, disappointment, despair - to the anguish of an afflicted one!
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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