Ninon De L'enclos said this quote

“ 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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Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

~ Ninon De L'enclos

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

~ 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

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

~ Ninon De L'enclos