"Love for old men is sun on the snow: it dazzles more than it warms them."

"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."

"The flavour of detached thoughts depends upon the conciseness of their expression: for thoughts are grains of sugar, …"

"What we gain by experience is not worth what we lose in illusion."

"We salute more willingly an acquaintance in a carriage than a friend on foot."

"We like to give in the sunlight, and to receive in the dark."

"To protect one's self against the storms of passion, marriage with a good woman is a harbour in the tempest; but with…"

"Promises retain men better than services. For them, hope is a chain, and gratitude a thread."

"Let us respect white hair — especially our own."

"Happiness is the shadow of man: remembrance of it follows him; hope of it precedes him."