Death is as unexpected in his caprice as a courtesan in her disdain; but death is truer – Death has never forsaken any man

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.

It's catastrophies which turn wise and strong people into philosophers.

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent.

Nothing can afford a woman greater pleasure than to hear tender words of love. The strictest, most devout woman will listen even if she must not answer.

Nothing is so discreet as a young face, for nothing is less mobile; it has the serenity, the surface smoothness, and the freshnessof a lake. There is no character in women's faces before the age of thirty.

A lover teaches a wife all her husband has kept from her.