Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules.
Shall I tell you what makes love so dangerous? 'Tis the too high idea we are apt to form of it.
There is always a moment in the pyramid of our lives when the apex is reached.
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
The loss of friends is a tax on age!
One must choose between loving women and knowing them.