Adultery does not establish itself in the heart of a married woman with the promptness of a pistol-shot.
A woman deprived of her free will can never have the credit of making a sacrifice.
A wife is to her husband just what her husband has made her.
A virtuous woman has in her heart one fibre less or one fibre more than other women; she is either stupid or sublime.
A man ought not to marry without having studied anatomy, and dissected at least one woman.
A man must not flatter himself that he knows his wife, and is making her happy unless he sees her often at his knees.
A man may be put to death by a thought.
A lover teaches a wife all that her husband has concealed from her.
A lover speaks of nothing to a woman but that which exalts her; while a husband, although he may be a loving one, can never refrain from giving advice which always has the appearance of reprimand.
A lover has all the good points and all the bad points which are lacking in a husband.
A lover always starts from his mistress to himself; with a husband the contrary is the case.
A long future requires a long past.