Idleness and fear keeps us in the path of duty, but our virtue often gets the praise.
More men are guilty of treason through weakness than any studied design to betray.
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust.
All women seem by nature to be coquettes.
Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.