Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.

People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.

There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us from fidelity.

People would not long remain in social life if they were not the dupes of each other.

Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment.

Women can less easily surmount their coquetry than their passions.