Every woman in choosing a lover takes more account of the way in which other women regard the man than of her own.

The sunset glow of self-possession.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

We take our colors, chameleon-like, from each other.

People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess.

All passions are exaggerated, otherwise they would not be passions.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.