We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire.
A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.
Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.
Sobriety is love of health, or inability to eat much.
All who know their own minds know not their own hearts.
Women can more easily conquer their passion than their coquetterie.