Ninon De L'Enclos

(62 votes)   That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful.

Ninon De L'Enclos
1620-1705, French Courtesan

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(31 votes)   A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.

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(25 votes)   It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.

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(13 votes)   Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.

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(12 votes)   The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

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(12 votes)   Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.

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