Friendship should be in the singular; it can be no more plural than love.
Gossip, like ennui, is born of idleness.
Firmness is great; persistency is greater.
Love without desire is a delusion: it does not exist in nature.
A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.
The passions do not die out; they burn out.