Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practice it, because the coquetry of some is restrained by fear or by reason.

There are certain people fated to be fools; they not only commit follies by choice, but are even constrained to do so by fortune.

A man is ridiculous less through the characteristics he has than through those he affects to have.

Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.

The tranquility or agitation of our temper does not depend so much on the big things which happen to us in life, as on the pleasant or unpleasant arrangements of the little things which happen daily.

Confidence in conversation has a greater share than wit.

Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.