Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.

Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.

Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.

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

Things are only worth what you make them worth.

The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.

To create a public scandal is what's wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.