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.

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

Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd

envy and hatred fascinate the eyes and never make them see things as they are.

Joy takes away from us the thoughts of our actions; sorrow it is that awakens the soul.

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

Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything topsy-turvy.