"All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone."
"We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together."
"Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates."
"They that have lived a single day have lived an age."
"At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone."
"It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men."
"We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together."
"All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone."
"The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love."