INTRODUCTION
I – Lovers and Gamblers Have Something in Common
II – It Is Sweet to Remember Those We Have Loved
III – Wrinkles Are a Mark of Wisdom
IV – Near Hopes Are Worth as Much as Those Far Off
V – On the Death of De Charleval
VI – The Weariness of Monotony
VII – After the Death of La Duchesse de Mazarin
VIII – Love Banishes Old Age
IX – Stomachs Demand More Attention Than Minds
X – Why Does Love Diminish After Marriage?
XI – Few People Resist Age
XII – Age Has Some Consolations
XIII – Some Good Taste Still Exists in France
XIV – Superiority of the Pleasures of the Stomach
XV – Let the Heart Speak Its Own Language
XVI – The Memory of Youth
XVII – “I Should Have Hanged Myself”
XVIII – Life Is Joyous When It Is Without Sorrow