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“The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts.” quote by Ninon de L'Enclos — Download Open image

“The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts.”

Ninon de L'Enclos

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A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.

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

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One must choose between loving women and knowing them.

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Equality is the share of every one at their advent upon earth, and equality is also theirs when placed beneath it.

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Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

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Hatred is nearly always honest--rarely, if ever, assumed. So much cannot be said for love.

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A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

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Wit is a dangerous talent in friendship.

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When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality.

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A cunning woman is her own mistress because she confides in no one. She who deceives others anticipates deceit, and guards herself.

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If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind…

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

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Daily contact with some teachers is itself all-sided ethical education for the child without a spoken precept. Here, too, the real advantage of male over female teachers,especially for boys, is seen in their superior physical strength,which often, if highly estimated, gives real dignity and commands real respect, and especially in the unquestionably greater uniformity of their moods and their discipline.

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