"However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisd..." — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.