Self-love Is As Protective As The Deity;

Show Me The Woman, However Loyal, Who Does Not Seek To Rouse Desire.

Necessity Is Often The Spur To Genius.

Women Are As They Are; They Necessarily Have The Defects Of Their Virtues.

Excess Of Joy Is Harder To Bear Than Any Amount Of Sorrow.

Holding This Book In Your Hand, Sinking Back In Your Soft Armchair, You Will Say To Yourself: Perhaps It Will Amuse Me. And After You Have Read This Story Of Great Misfortunes, You Will No Doubt Dine Well, Blaming The Author For Your Own Insensitivity, Accusing Him Of Wild Exaggeration And Flights Of Fancy. But Rest Assured: This Tragedy Is Not A Fiction. All Is True.