The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts.

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

All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.

Jealousy is in some measure just and reasonable, since it merely aims at keeping something that belongs to us or we think belongsto us, whereas envy is a frenzy that cannot bear anything that belongs to others.

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

Often we are firm from weakness, and audacious from timidity.

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.