"Virtue is our true wealth and the..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

“There is no result in nature without a cause; understand the cause and you will have no need of the experiment.”

“The moment is timeless.”

“Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.”

“Heaven made virtue; man, the appearance.”

“In goodness there are all kinds of wisdom.”

“Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value. They do not glory in victory.”

“What have wealth or grandeur to do with happiness?" Grandeur has but little," said Elinor, "but wealth has much to do with it." Elinor, for shame!" Said Marianne. "Money can only give happiness where there is nothing else to give it.”

“A single woman with a very narrow income must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid - the proper sport of boys and girls; but a single woman of good fortune is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as anybody else.”

“Economy is a great revenue.[Lat., Magnum vectigal est parsimonia.]”