62 Quotes by Ninon de L'Enclos

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

Gossip, like ennui, is born of idleness.

Beauty without grace is a hook without a bait.

What is death, after all? We leave only mortals behind us.

Firmness is great; persistency is greater.

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

There is a certain time of life, when we value a good stomach more than the mind...

If God had to give a woman wrinkles, He might at least have put them on the soles of her feet.