What men call friendship is no more than a partnership, a mutual care of interests, an exchange of favors - in a word, it is a sort of traffic, in which self-love ever proposes to be the gainer.

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.

We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us.

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.

In the presence of some people we inevitably depart From ourselves: we are inaccurate, we say things we do not feel, And talk nonsense. When we get home we are conscious that we Have made fools of ourselves. Never go near these people.

We have not strength enough to follow our reason so far as it would carry us.

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts