Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can; and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being.

Ideas often flash across our minds more complete than we could make them after much labor.

A weak mind is the only defect out of our power to mend.

In the presence of some people we inevitably depart From ourselves: we are inaccurate, we say things we do not feel, And talk nonsense. When we get home we are conscious that we Have made fools of ourselves. Never go near these people.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.

The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.