Man judges of nature in relation to itself; the angelic spirit judges of it in relation to heaven. In short, to the spirits everything speaks.

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

No woman dares to refuse love without a motive, for nothing is more natural than to yield to love.

Love and work have the virtues of making a man pretty indifferent to anything else.

Imagination helps the realism of every detail, and only sees the beauties of the work.

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

No navigator has yet traced lines of latitude and longitude on the conjugal sea.