First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time.

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

You cannot pluck love out of your heart as you would pull a tooth.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

But also remember: if you have any genuine feelings, hide them like treasure; never let anyone so much as suspect them, or you're lost. Instead of being the executioner, you'll be the victim. And if you ever fall in love, keep that absolutely secret! Never breathe a word until you're completely sure of the person to whom you open your heart. And to protect that love, even before you feel it, learn to despise the world.

Women, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.

But does not happiness come from the soul within?