Quotes by Ninon de L'Enclos

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

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

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.