Indiscretion and wickedness, be it known, are first cousins.
Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.
After the age of eighty, all contemporaries are friends.
There are no perfect women in the world; only hypocrites exhibit no defects.
Ennui, the parent of expensive and ruinous vices.
Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.