A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.
Firmness is great; persistency is greater.
When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality.
A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.
Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules.
What is death, after all? We leave only mortals behind us.