Noble passions are like vices: the more they are satisfied, the greater they grow, Mothers and gamblers are insatiable.

Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime.

When one has no particular talent for anything, one takes to the pen.

Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.

There are two kinds of poets: those who feel and those who express themselves. The former are happier.

Women are always true, even in the midst of their greatest falsities, because they are always influenced by some natural feeling.

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.