Love without desire is a delusion: it does not exist in nature.
Gossip, like ennui, is born of idleness.
It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.
A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.