The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules.
The less heart, the more comfort.
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.