There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality.
three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy.
Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty.
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny.
Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end?