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A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.
Ninon de L'Enclos
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Love without desire is a delusion: it does not exist in nature.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
Ninon de L'Enclos
A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
Ninon de L'Enclos
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Translation ("A Lady", 1761): They are either to be pitied or condemned who are obliged to have recourse to religion for the conduct of their lives. 'Tis a sign they have either a narrow soul, or a corrupt heart.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Old age is a woman's hell.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.
Ninon de L'Enclos
The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
Ninon de L'Enclos
The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
Ninon de L'Enclos
The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.
Ninon de L'Enclos
A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.
Ninon de L'Enclos