If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.

We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves we have no great ones.

Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of.

The smallest fault of women who give themselves up to love is to love.

Οur own distrust somewhat justifies the deceit of others.

Death and the sun are not to be looked at steadily.

The passions do very often give birth to others of a nature most contrary to their own. Thus avarice sometimes brings forth prodigality, and prodigality avarice; a man's resolution is very often the effect of levity, and his boldness that of cowardice and fear.