Who has not raised a tombstone, here and there, over buried hopes and dead joys, on the road of life? Like the scars of the heart, they are not to be obliterated.

Old age is a woman's hell.

Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

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

One must choose between loving women and knowing them.

Friendship should be in the singular; it can be no more plural than love.

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.