The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

Old age is a woman's hell.

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.