"Better be without sense than misapply it..." - Quote by Jane Austen

“It is this delightful habit of journalizing which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. Every body allows that the talent of writing is particularly female. Nature might have done something, but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal.”

“people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid them”

“If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I never will be tricked into it.”

“You've got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.”

“Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.”

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”

“For sight is woman-like and shuns the old.”

“Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgement, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence.”

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”