“Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire”

“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen”

“I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish”

“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out”

“Men willingly believe what they wish”

“What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes”