Death, like the sun, cannot be looked at steadily.

One kind of flirtation is to boast we never flirt.

As love increases, prudence diminishes.

Avarice is more opposite to economy than liberality.

There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.

Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves nor take away from themselves.

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.