Ninon de L'Enclos

"The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them."

"The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience."

"That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful."

"Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion."

"The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength."

"It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness."