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

The passion of love is essentially selfish, while motherhood widens the circle of our feelings.

Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.

The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.

We do not wish success yet we obtain it. Always we find what we are not looking for. These words are too true not to become a proverb some day.

Ah! how much a mother learns from her child! The constant protection of a helpless being forces us to so strict an alliance with virtue, that a woman never shows to full advantage except as a mother. Then alone can her character expand in the fulfillment of all life's duties and the enjoyment of all its pleasures.

When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.