The passions often engender their contraries.
It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character.
The head does not know how to play the part of the heart for long.
As we grow older we grow both more foolish and wiser at the same time.
Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.
It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.