...it is not for the illusion of a moment to govern the choice of a lifetime.

You may conquer her love of God: you will never overcome her fear of the devil.

Revenge is a dish that is best served cold.

It was there, in particular, that I confirmed the truth that love, which we cry up as the source of our pleasures, is nothing more than an excuse for them.

When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.

Don't you remember that love, like medicine, is only the art of encouraging nature?

Humanity is not perfect in any fashion; no more in the case of evil than in that of good. The criminal has his virtues, just as the honest man has his weaknesses.