There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practice it, because the coquetry of some is restrained by fear or by reason.

Generosity is the vanity of giving.

To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities.

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.

There are some who never would have loved if they never had heard it spoken of.