A woman in love has full intelligence of her power; the more virtuous she is, the more effective her coquetry.
Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance
But woman brings disorder into society through passion.
A year at the breast is quite enough; children who are suckled longer are said to grow stupid, and I am all for popular sayings.
Reading brings us unknown friends
Beauty is the greatest of human powers. Any power without counterbalance or control becomes autocratic and leads to abuse and to folly. Despotism in a government is insanity; in woman, fantasy.