A good woman is a hidden treasure; who discovers her will do well not to boast about it.

To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation.

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

It often happens that things come into the mind in a more finished form than could have been achieved after much study.

A man often thinks he rules himself, when all the while he is ruled and managed; and while his understanding directs one design, his affections imperceptibly draw him into another.

Renewed friendships require more care than those that have never been broken.

When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.