Read moreMen die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
Read moreMany men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love.
Read moreFinance, like time, devours its own children.
Read moreExcess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
Read moreChildren, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty.
Read moreWisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.