Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love.

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality.

I have always sworn to my lovers to love them eternally, but for me eternity is a quarter of an hour.

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

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.

Glances are the first billets-doux of love.