If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.

Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love.

I have always sworn to my lovers to love them eternally, but for me eternity is a quarter of an hour.

Old age is a woman's hell.

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.

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

One must choose between loving women and knowing them.