Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill.

In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust.

We often brag that we are never bored with ourselves, and are so vain as never to think ourselves bad company.

To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.

Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment

Prudence and love are inconsistent; in proportion as the last increases, the other decreases.

There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.