Ninon De Lenclos citáty
Ninon De Lenclos
Datum narození: 10. listopad 1620
Datum úmrtí: 17. říjen 1705
Ninon de l’Enclos byla francouzská kurtizána.
Citáty Ninon De Lenclos
„Bože můj, bdi nade mnou, abych byla vždy čestným člověkem, nikdy však počestnou ženou.“
Zdroj: [Bíč, Jindřich, Kurtizána z kláštera, History revue, 2010, 10, 90]
„That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful.“
Attributed in Lewis Copeland, Best Quotations for All Occasions (1965), p. 19
Attributed
„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.“
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.