Ninon de Lenclos Quotes

"A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: HusbHeart, Woman)

"Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Virtue, Invention, Nothing)

"It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Men, Women, Boldness, Modesty, Value)

"The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Strength, Joy, Measure, Mind)

"It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Men, Women, Boldness, Modesty, Value)

"Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Words)

"A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: HusbHeart, Woman)

"Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Virtue, Invention, Nothing)

"The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength."
- Ninon de Lenclos
(Related: Strength, Joy, Measure, Mind)