The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.
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
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
Ninon de L'Enclos
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
Ninon de L'Enclos
The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
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
A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
Ninon de L'Enclos