There are women vain of advantages not connected with their persons, such as birth, rank, and fortune; it is difficult to feel less the dignity of the sex. The origin of all women may be called celestial, for their power is the offspring of the gifts of Nature; by yielding to pride and ambition they soon destroy the magic of their charms.

Glory can be for a woman but the brilliant morning of happiness.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

How much past there is in a life, however brief it be.

Men have made of fortune an all-powerful goddess, in order that she may be made responsible for all their blunder's.

The thing that must be preserved in all situations whatever is the reputation of one's character.

Life, for me, is living among my friends.