Love without desire is a delusion: it does not exist in nature.
It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.
When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality.
Ennui, the parent of expensive and ruinous vices.
Equality is the share of every one at their advent upon earth, and equality is also theirs when placed beneath it.
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.