The Congress of Vienna does not walk, but it dances.
Even beauty may present a prism wearying to the eye.
Women are the guardians of morality.
However virtuous a woman may be, a compliment on her virtue is what gives her the least pleasure.
In love it is only the commencement that charms. I am not surprised that we find pleasure in frequently recommencing.
I should like to enflame the whole world with my taste for gardening. There is no virtue that I would not attribute to the man who lives to project and execute gardens.