Frances Burney

"Life is a series of choices; choose wisely."

"The only true failure is to cease trying."

"Community is the foundation of human flourishing."

"Education opens doors that talent alone cannot."

"The capacity to love is humanity's greatest gift."

"Silence can be more eloquent than speech."

"To understand others, one must first understand oneself."

"The present moment is the only time we truly possess."

"Adversity reveals the true nature of the spirit."

"True friendship is rarer than diamonds."

"To evolve is the natural law of existence."

"The heart recognizes truth that the mind cannot yet comprehend."

"Laughter is the medicine that needs no physician."

"To be ordinary is sometimes to be truly remarkable."

"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its attainment."

"Virtue is its own and greatest reward."

"To question is to seek wisdom; never stop questioning."

"Loneliness and solitude are not the same thing."

"The greatest gift we can give is our attention."

"Life is not what happens to us, but how we respond."

"To plant hope is to tend a garden that will never wither."

"Ambition without conscience is the pathway to ruin."

"The truth, however painful, is always preferable to comforting falsehood."

"To love imperfectly is better than not to love at all."

"The measure of civilization is how it treats its vulnerable."

"Humility is the crowning virtue of the truly great."

"To see the good in others is to cultivate it within oneself."

"The world needs fewer critics and more encouragers."

"To be alive is to be forever learning."

"Grace is the beauty of character revealed in action."