The health of the soul is as precarious as that of the body; for when we seem secure from passions, we are no less in danger of their infection than we are of falling ill when we appear to be well.

We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be.

The passions do very often give birth to others of a nature most contrary to their own. Thus avarice sometimes brings forth prodigality, and prodigality avarice; a man's resolution is very often the effect of levity, and his boldness that of cowardice and fear.

The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.

Women know not the whole of their coquetry.

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.