The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.
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 resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.
Ninon de L'Enclos

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

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

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

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
Ninon de L'Enclos