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.

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

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 devils.

Delicacy is the genuine tint of virtue.

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

We shall all be perfectly virtuous when there is no longer any flesh on our bones.

Science conducts us, step by step, through the whole range of creation, until we arrive, at length, at God.

Women suffer more from disappointment than men, because they have more of faith and are naturally more credulous.

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

Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.

Prudence advises us to use our enemies as if one day they might be friends.

Yves. You are goint to love him all over again when you meet him, believe me. You're married.' 'I'm what? But I can't be more than eighteen!' 'My son is very persuasive, ' said Saul proudly.

Labour-saving devices just make us try to cram more pointless activities into each day, rather than doing the important thing, which is to enjoy our life.

The cure might be worse than the problem

To be successful, you need to really work hard. And every study in the last 50 years says that successful people say, "I am not smarter than anybody else. I just want to work harder and longer."

The customer is always right! John Wanamaker must be turning in his grave. If you're a customer today, you're an intruder.

Sanity means the wholeness of the consciousness. And our society is only part conscious, like an idiot.

Habits of prayer need careful cultivation.

One of the glorious things about being a person in the world is that you don't have to worry about whether or not someone else is trying to be creepy.

Social media is new to me and I didn't think I would like it, being very protective of my private space, but it's nice to connect to the love and positive vibes folks have to share.

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?