Ninon de L'Enclos

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

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#awkwardness #conquests #lose #men #more

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#choice #given #loving #man #them

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#head #heart #her #husband #lover

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#men #modesty #most #rule #strange

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

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#always #beautiful #striking #which

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#confess #more #sell #sins #will

Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#come #daily #daily life #enough #i

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

#become #defeat #either #every #everything

The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#control #ends #exist #greatest #place

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. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#cherish #everything #invites #lives #me