Ah! What pleasure it must be to a woman to suffer for the one she loves!

Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.

It is a singular fact that most men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in providence.

Women are ever the dupes or the victims of their extreme sensitiveness.

A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.

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

Virtue in women is perhaps a question of temperament.