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- When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper. — Hannah More
- Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. — Hannah More
- Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it. — Hannah More