There are good marriages, but there are no delightful ones.
The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.
Fortune mends more faults in us than ever reason would be able to do.
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.