A husband can commit no greater blunder than to discuss his wife, if she is virtuous, with his mistress; unless it be to mention his mistress, if she is beautiful, to his wife.

The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.

During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo.

Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls?

Who shall ever tell how much an unmerited disfavor crushes a shy person? Who can ever depict the misfortunes of timidity?