It is harder to hide the feelings we have than to feign the ones we do not have.

Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.

Youth changes its tastes by the warmth of its blood; age retains its tastes by habit.

It is worth nothing to be young without being beautiful, nor to be beautiful without being young.

Love's greatest miracle is the curing of coquetry.

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.

Avarice is more opposite to economy than liberality.