There is a certain time of life, when we value a good stomach more than the mind. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
Equality is the share of every one at their advent upon earth, and equality is also theirs when placed beneath it. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
Hatred is nearly always honest--rarely, if ever, assumed. So much cannot be said for love. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
A cunning woman is her own mistress because she confides in no one. She who deceives others anticipates deceit, and guards herself. — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind… — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
