We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire.

Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself.

Some men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while.

There are two sorts of constancy in love one arises from continually discovering in the loved person new subjects for love, the other arises from our making a merit of being constant.

Even women are perfect at the outset.

If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.

We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct.