(19 quotes found)
“A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them”
Ninon de Lenclos
“Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it”
“That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.”
“Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.”
“Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion”
“The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience”
“It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.”
“A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.”
“Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.”
“The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.”