The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

The great interests of man: air and light, the joy of having a body, the voluptuousness of looking.

Jealousy is not love, but self-love.

Women can more easily conquer their passion than their coquetterie.