I doubt if there ever was a man who was not gratified by being told that he was liked by the women.

It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

We often look with indifference on the successive parts of something that, if the whole were seen together, would shake us with emotion.

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.