Gossip, like ennui, is born of idleness.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.

A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.

There are other things besides beauty with which to captivate the hearts of men. The Italians have a saying: "Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.

One must choose between loving women and knowing them.