Best Quotes by Ninon de L'Enclos (Top 10)
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That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
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If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.
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Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
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Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.
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Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
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The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
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A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.
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A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
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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.
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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.
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More Ninon de L'Enclos Quotes
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Gossip, like ennui, is born of idleness.
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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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Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.
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The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
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