We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Taste may change, but inclination never.

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.

Women can more easily conquer their passion than their coquetterie.

It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp.

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.