One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

Jesting is often only indigence of intellect.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.