The smallest fault of women who give themselves up to love is to love.

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

The only security is courage.

Flattery is false money, which would not be current were it not for our vanity.

Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike.

The best way to rise in society is to use all possible means of persuading people that one has already risen in society.

Some beautiful things are more dazzling when they are still imperfect than when they have been too perfectly crafted.