Maya Angelou Quote

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”  — Maya Angelou Source: 2009 book Letter to My Daughter

Jane Austen Quote

“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” — Jane Austen Source: 1814 book Mansfield Park (Fanny Price, Ch. 42)