The head does not know how to play the part of the heart for long.

The caprice of our temper is even more whimsical than that of Fortune.

Truth is the foundation and the reason of the perfection of beauty, for of whatever stature a thing may be, it cannot be beautiful-and perfect, unless it be truly what it should be, and possess truly all that it should have.

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

Second-rate minds usually condemn everything beyond their grasp.

It is easier to fall in love when you are out of it than to get out of it when you are in.

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.