A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

Passion often makes fools of the wisest men and gives the silliest wisdom.

As love increases, prudence diminishes.

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.

To know oneself is not necessarily to improve oneself

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.