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Woman Quotes by Ninon de L'Enclos
- Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
- Old age is a woman's hell.
- A cunning woman is her own mistress because she confides in no one. She who deceives others anticipates deceit, and guards herself.
- If God had to give a woman wrinkles, He might at least have put them on the soles of her feet.
- A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.
- The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
- The resistance of a woman to a mans advances is not always a sign of virtue. Sometimes its just a sign of experience.
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