Ninon de L'Enclos
The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
beauty
The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
experience
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
good
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
love
The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
strength
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
women
A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
-Ninon de L'Enclos
women
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