However virtuous a woman may be, a compliment on her virtue is what gives her the least pleasure.

Glory is sometimes a low courtesan who on the road entices many who did not think of her. They are astonished to obtain favors without having done anything to deserve them.

Even beauty may present a prism wearying to the eye.

In love it is only the commencement that charms. I am not surprised that we find pleasure in frequently recommencing.

Women are the guardians of morality.

However virtuous a woman may be, a compliment on her virtue is what gives her the least pleasure.

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.