Good works may only be beautiful sins, if they are not done in a true spirit.
Spring cold is like the poverty of a poor man who has had a fortune left him - better days are coming.
One only says it is one's duty when one has something disagreeable to do.
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
Married people do stand up so for each other when you say a word, however they may fight between themselves.
All perfection is melancholy.