To forbid wine to a man of your type is the same as forbidding women to a man of a different sort. - Alain-René Lesage

A smart daughter ought not to examine her future husband too closely. She ought to consider it a pleasure to find one agreeable to her father.

In order to know the worth of a virtuous husband, is it not necessary for the wife to be dispirited herself? First, give her a young man of twenty, and not only will she be fine, she'll have a reasonable husband.

I wish you all sorts of prosperity with a little more taste.