Like hunger, physical love is a necessity. But man's appetite for amour is never so regular or so sustained as his appetite for the delights of the table.

Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything.

There is neither vice nor virtue, there are only circumstances.

Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.

You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil.

Good befalls us while we sleep, sometimes.

The errors of women spring, almost always, from their faith in the good, or their confidence in the true