It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness. Ninon de L'Enclos More Quotes by Ninon de L'Enclos More Quotes From Ninon de L'Enclos The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength. Ninon de L'Enclos mindjoy Hatred is nearly always honest--rarely, if ever, assumed. So much cannot be said for love. Ninon de L'Enclos honesthatredsaid Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention. Ninon de L'Enclos feminineinventionvirtue We should lay in a store of food, but never of pleasures; these should be gathered day by day. Ninon de L'Enclos storespleasureshould When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality. Ninon de L'Enclos imaginationdesirereality There are other things besides beauty with which to captivate the hearts of men. The Italians have a saying: "Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth. Ninon de L'Enclos attractivenessheartmen Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules. Ninon de L'Enclos gentlenesspowerful Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly. Ninon de L'Enclos flattering Old age is a woman's hell. Ninon de L'Enclos old-agehellage There is a certain time of life, when we value a good stomach more than the mind. Ninon de L'Enclos stomachcertainmind Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love. Ninon de L'Enclos oathsacrificepay The loss of friends is a tax on age! Ninon de L'Enclos friendsageloss If God had to give a woman wrinkles, He might at least have put them on the soles of her feet. Ninon de L'Enclos wrinklesfeetgiving Wit is a dangerous talent in friendship. Ninon de L'Enclos witdangeroustalent 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 adventequalityearth Memory is ever active, ever true. Alas, if it were only as easy to forget! Ninon de L'Enclos easyforgetmemories Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth. Ninon de L'Enclos not-fairattractivenessfairs Old age is women's hell. Ninon de L'Enclos old-agehellage Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be. Ninon de L'Enclos victorystruggleactionwant The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them. Ninon de L'Enclos themidealnamesbeauty
