"Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman." — Ninon de L'Enclos

Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.

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

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

Old age is a woman's hell.