Some follies are caught, like contagious diseases.

Love's greatest miracle is the curing of coquetry.

There are heroes of wickedness, as there are of goodness.

Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.

Nothing should lessen our satisfaction with ourselves as much as when we notice that we disapprove of something at one time that we approve of at another time.

Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.