Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

There are other things besides beauty with which to captivate the hearts of men. The Italians have a saying: "Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.

The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts.

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

Hatred is nearly always honest--rarely, if ever, assumed. So much cannot be said for love.

Old age is women's hell.

Ennui, the parent of expensive and ruinous vices.