7 Quotes By Ninon de L'Enclos

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The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.
Ninon de L'Enclos on beauty

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
Ninon de L'Enclos on experience

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
Ninon de L'Enclos on good

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
Ninon de L'Enclos on love

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
Ninon de L'Enclos on strength

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
Ninon de L'Enclos on women

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
Ninon de L'Enclos on women