Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

One should always think of what one is about; when one is learning, one should not think of play; and when one is at play, one should not think of learning.

The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune.

The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse; always harder.

The more one works, the more willing one is to work.

Women are all so far Machiavellians that they are never either good or bad by halves; their passions are too strong, and their reason too weak, to do anything with moderation.

A certain degree of fear produces the same effects as rashness.