There are women so hard to please that it would seem as if nothing less than an angel would suit them; and hence it comes that they often encounter devils.

We are always more disposed to laugh at nonsense than at genuine wit; because the nonsense is more agreeable to us, being more comfortable to our natures.

Servitude is inherent; we are all slaves to duty or to force.

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

It is only the educated who can produce or appreciate high art.

There are few husbands whom the wife cannot win in the long run, by patience and love.

distrust ... is the beginning of hatred.