We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.

All our qualities, whether good or bad, are unstable and ambiguous, and almost all are at the mery of chance.

There are some good marriages, but practically no delightful ones.

Constancy in love is of two sorts: One is the effect of new excellencies that are always presenting themselves afresh, and attractour affections continually; the other is only from a point of honor, and a taking of pride not to change.

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

The only thing constant in life is change