Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm.

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity

A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people do not extract some advantage from.

Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.