His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last.
A woman is like your shadow; follow her, she flies; fly from her, she follows.
I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.
Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?
Someone described Providence as the baptismal name of chance; no doubt some pious person will retort that chance is the nickname of Providence.
Every woman in choosing a lover takes more account of the way in which other women regard the man than of her own.