A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.
Jane AustenAn artist cannot do anything slovenly.
Jane AustenSeldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
Jane AustenIndulge your imagination in every possible flight.
Jane AustenOne cannot have too large a party.
Jane AustenI hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
Jane AustenSeeking but not finding the house builder, I traveled through life after life. How painful is repeated birth! House-builders you have now been seen. You will not build the house again.
BuddhaChi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.
ConfuciusA coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
Thomas Jefferson