Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise.

We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.

Usually we praise only to be praised.

A good woman is a hidden treasure; who discovers her will do well not to boast about it.

The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.