François de La Rochefoucauld - Women Quotes

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Vanity, shame, and, above all, temperament, often make the valor of men, and the virtue of women.

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We may find women who have never indulged in an intrigue, but it is rare to find those who have intrigued but once.

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The virtue of women is often the love of reputation and quiet.

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It is not always for virtue's sake that women are virtuous.

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None laugh better, and oftener, than women with fine teeth.

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What we term virtues are often but a mass of various actions and diverse interests, which fortune or our own industry manage to arrange; and it is not always from valor or from chastity that men are brave, and women chaste.

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The reason why so few women are touched by friendship is, that they find it dull when they have experienced love.

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Few women's merit lasts as long as their beauty.

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In their first passion, women love their lovers; in all the others, they love love.

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Some women are so just and discerning that they never see an opportunity to be generous.

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There are few honest women who are not tired of what they do.

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