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

We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.

Love, all agreeable as it is, charms more by the fashion in which it displays itself, than by its own true merit.

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.

Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.