The passions do not die out; they burn out.
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
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.
Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love.
A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.