Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.
Wit is a dangerous talent in friendship.
I have always sworn to my lovers to love them eternally, but for me eternity is a quarter of an hour.
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.