Quotes by Ninon de Lenclos

"Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion."
— Ninon de Lenclos
"It takes a hundred times more skill to make love than to command an army."
— Ninon de Lenclos
"If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart."
— Ninon de Lenclos
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Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos, also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos (10 November 1620 – 17 October 1705), was a French writer, courtesan and patron of the arts.