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Ninon de Lenclos
We should take...
We should take care to lay in a stock of provisions, but not of pleasures: these should be gathered day by...
The joy of...
The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.
Source: Correspondence...
Much more genius...
Much more genius is needed to make love than to command armies.
Source: In The...
Love never dies...
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
Source: L'Esprit des...
The resistance of...
The resistance of a woman is not always proof of her virtue but more frequently of her...
A sensible woman...
A sensible woman should be guided by her bead when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a...
A man is...
A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
Source: In...
Words really flattering...
Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us...
Feminine virtue is...
Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.
Source: c. 1660,...
It is strange...
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is...