In their early passions women are in love with the lover, later they are in love with love.
The more we love, the nearer we are to hate.
Opportunity makes us known to others, but more to ourselves.
Silence is the safest policy if you are unsure of yourself.
Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.
The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly.