“The surest way to hit a woman's heart is to take aim kneeling.”

“Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring”

“One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success out of his life.”

“Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life.”

“If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than from our strength”

“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage”