Extreme concupiscence may be found under extreme austerity..

envy and hatred fascinate the eyes and never make them see things as they are..

God has put into the heart of man love and the boldness to sue, and into the heart of woman fear and the courage to refuse..

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself..

The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor..

It is only the educated who can produce or appreciate high art..

Gold adulterates one thing only,--the human heart..

Bashfulness is not becoming to maidenhood, though modesty always is..

We are always more disposed to laugh at nonsense than at genuine wit; because the nonsense is more agreeable to us, being more comfortable to our nat….

Servitude is inherent; we are all slaves to duty or to force..

Have a care lest the wrinkles in the face extend to the heart..

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures..

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken..

Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favouring t….

I should rejoice if my pleasures were as pleasing to God as they are to myself..

The cup of joy is heaviest when empty..

Blushes cannot be counterfeited..

There are women so hard to please that it would seem as if nothing less than an angel would suit them; and hence it comes that they often encounter d….

distrust ... is the beginning of hatred..

There is no greater fool than the man who thinks himself wise; no one is wiser than he who suspects he is a fool..

The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is..