Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
It is because of men that women dislike one another.
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.
One faithful Friend is enough for a man's self, 'tis much to meet with such an one, yet we can't have too many for the sake of others.
Caprice in women often infringes upon the rules of decency.
How much wit, good-nature, indulgences, how many good offices and civilities, are required among friends to accomplish in some years what a lovely face or a fine hand does in a minute!