It is often a sign of wit not to show it, and not to see that others want it.

Obligation is the bitterest thraldom.

Romance is the poetry of literature.

Love is the pass-key to the heart.

For the honest people, relations increase with the years. For the vicious, inconveniences increase. Inconstancy is the defect of vice; the influence of habit is one of the qualities of virtue.

The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.

The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world.