It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

There is no praise to beat the sort you can put in your pocket.

It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Books and marriage go ill together.