“Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.”

“Raillery is more insupportable than wrong; because we have a right to resent injuries, but are ridiculous in being angry at a jest.”

“People are more slanderous from vanity than from malice.”

“We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.”

“We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.”

“Things in motion sooner catch the eye than what not stirs.”

“If I gaze at my beloved she may feel embarrassed and if I do not, she will feel neglected. I can see the stars reflecting in the calm water of her face but if I look away I lose my clarity.”

“Not everyone coming to you with a problem wants a solution. They are attached to the attention it brings them.”