Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved

But it is not reason that governs love.

A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman's ailments.

I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.

One can be well-bred and write bad poetry

We are all mortals, and each is for himself.

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.