One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.

It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing.

A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. Circumspection and devotion are a contradiction in terms.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example... Agreeable, Bountiful, Constant, Dutiful, Easy, Faithful, Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious, Kind, Loyal, Mild, Noble, Officious, Prudent, Quiet, Rich, Secret, True, Valiant, Wise; the X indeed, is too harsh a letter to agree with him, but he is Young and Zealous.

The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates his from all the lovely women he has found, from those that could be found, and those who are impossible to find.

What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites they feed, but she makes hungry where most she satisfies.

Every man needs two women, a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph.