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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

If a woman feels anchored to a man's plans, she may start to resent him for the fun she's worried she's missing.

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.

When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term.

The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know that he sees it.