All our tastes are but reminiscences.
True love is the ripe fruit of a lifetime.
Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out; political passions, never.
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
The most effective coquetry is innocence.
It is admirable to die the victim of one's faith; it is sad to die the dupe of one's ambition.