Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

A friend loves you for your intelligence, a mistress for your charm, but your family's love is unreasoning; you were born into it and are of its flesh and blood. Nevertheless it can irritate you more than any group of people in the world.