"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!"

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Source : Ann Radcliffe (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe (Illustrated)”, p.1096, Delphi Classics

Ann Radcliffe

#Wise Quotes #Men Quotes #Good Man Quotes

“Around age 40 I put on twenty pounds. I had always had a perfect metabolism. But, my metabolism betrayed me as it does most people, except a very rare few who will always be thin.”
“I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.”
“It is better to put on the brakes sooner, for some fine day you begin to understand — to pardon everything — and then where is the charm of life, if you cannot love or hate any more?”

Source : "Professor Bernhardi: A Comedy".
“I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.”
“We overlook how much in our lives is invisible; love, for instance; thought, God, the future, time, faith, hope and even the electricity that brings us light.”
“If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am.”
“I find I'm an old soul.”

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