Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.Francis Bacon
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.Francis Bacon
A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression.Fyodor Dostoevsky
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.Anton Chekhov
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.Jane Austen
Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.Jane Austen
