Reason ought not, like vanity, to adorn herself with ancient parchments, and the display of a genealogical tree; more dignified in her proceedings, and proud of her immortal nature, she ought to derive everything from herself.

Fortune does not change [people], it unmasks them.

A woman must be truly refined to incite chivalry in the heart of a man.

The quarrels of lovers are like summer storms. Everything is more beautiful when they have passed.

Innocence and mystery never dwell long together.

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

One of the first observations to make in conversation is the state, or the character, and the education of the person to whom we speak.