A sensible woman never should fall in love without her heart's consent, nor marry without that of her reason.
• Ninon de l'Enclos, Correspondance authentique (Paris, 1886), p. 61. Reported in Jones (1901), p. 344
• Ninon de l'Enclos, Correspondance authentique (Paris, 1886), p. 61. Reported in Jones (1901), p. 344
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Une femme sensée ne doit jamais prendre de mari sans le consentement de sa raison et d'amants sans l'aveu de son cœur.
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Une femme sensée ne doit jamais prendre de mari sans le consentement de sa raison et d'amants sans l'aveu de son cœur." in the context of "A sensible woman never should fall in love without her heart's consent, nor marry without that of her reason.
• Ninon de l'Enclos, Correspondance authentique (Paris, 1886), p. 61. Reported in Jones (1901), p. 344" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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