Ninon de L'Enclos Quotes

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“Translation ("A Lady", 1761): They are either to be pitied or condemned who are obliged to have recourse to religion for the conduct of their lives. 'Tis a sign they have either a narrow soul, or a corrupt heart.”

Ninon de L'Enclos

Translation (Anon., 1904). Those who need religion to help them to behave as they should, are much to be pitied. It is a sure sign of a limited intellect or of a corrupt heart.

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

Ninon de L'Enclos

Attributed in Lewis Copeland, Best Quotations for All Occasions (1965), p. 19
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