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

A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.

— Ninon de L'Enclos

Love never dies of starvation but often of indigestion.

— Ninon de L'Enclos

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

— Ninon de L'Enclos

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

— Ninon de L'Enclos

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

— Ninon de L'Enclos

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

— Ninon de L'Enclos