There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.

A fashionable woman is always in love - with herself.

The daily employment of cunning marks a little mind, it generally happens that those who resort to it in one respect to protect themselves lay themselves open to attack in another.

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes are ever backward to suspect others.

The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.