Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful.

Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.