“He who lives without folly is not as wise as he may think.”

“He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken.”

“All passions make us commit faults, but love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.”

“It is with true love as with ghosts and apparitions: Every one talks of it, and scarcely any one has seen it”

“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”

“When not prompted by vanity, we say little.”

“Orang yang mengira bisa hidup tapa orang lain berarti membohongi diri sendiri, tetapi mereka yang mengira orang-orang lain tidak bisa hidup tanpa dia lebih keliru lagi.”