Virtues lose themselves in self-interest, as rivers in the sea.

The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to those that have felt that of love.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can't quite name.

Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practice it, because the coquetry of some is restrained by fear or by reason.

Everyone blames his memory, no one blames his judgment.