Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.

Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment

There are few good women who do not tire of their role.

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?

Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.

It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular