"A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them."
-Ninon de L'Enclos
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"It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness."
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"The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength."
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"That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful."
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"The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience."
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"The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them."
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