They [zealots] would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
I have the knack of easing scruples.
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
Isn't the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
To inspire love is a woman's greatest ambition, believe me. It's the one thing woman care about and there's no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.