A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.
All who know their own minds know not their own hearts.
Generally speaking, we would make a good bargain by renouncing all the good that people say of us, upon condition they would say no ill.