It takes a hundred times more skill to make love than to command an army.
Glances are the first billets-doux of love.
A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.
There is a certain time of life, when we value a good stomach more than the mind.
There are no perfect women in the world; only hypocrites exhibit no defects.
One must choose between loving women and knowing them.