Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.

The only thing constant in life is change

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.

Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.

It is more difficult for a man to be faithful to his mistress when he is favored than when he is ill treated by her.

Some good qualities are like the senses: Those who are entirely deprived of them can have no notion of them.

A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing.