Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls?
An ounce of courage will go farther with women than a pound of timidity.
Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another's happiness than in your own.
A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart.
Doubt follows white-winged hope with trembling steps.
Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.