Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos - The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century by Ninon de Lenclos
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XX--The Half-way House to Love
XXI--The Comedy of Contrariness XXII--Vanity and Self-Esteem Obstacles to Love XXIII--Two Irreconcilable Passions in Woman XXIV--An Abuse of Credulity Is Intolerable XXV--Why Virtue Is So Often Overcome XXVI--Love Demands Freedom of Action XXVII--The Heart Needs Constant Employment XXVIII--Mere Beauty Is Often of Trifling Importance XXIX--The Misfortune of Too Sudden an Avowal XXX--When Resistance is Only a Pretence XXXI--The Opinion and Advice of Monsieur de la Sablière XXXII--The Advantages of a Knowledge of the Heart XXXIII--A Heart Once Wounded No Longer Plays with Love XXXIV--Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder XXXV--The Heart Should Be Played Upon Like the Keys of a Piano XXXVI--Mistaken Impressions Common to All Women XXXVII--The Allurements of Stage Women XXXVIII--Varieties of Resistance Are Essential XXXIX--The True Value of Compliments Among Women XL--Oratory and Fine Phrases Do Not Breed Love XLI--Discretion Is Sometimes the Better Part of Valor XLII--Surface Indications in Women Are Not Always Guides XLIII--Women Demand Respect XLIV--Why Love Grows Weak--Marshal de Saint-Evremond's Opinion XLV--What Favors Men Consider Faults XLVI--Why Inconstancy Is Not Injustice XLVII--Cause of Quarrels Among Rivals XLVIII--Friendship Must Be Firm XLIX--Constancy Is a Virtue Among Narrow Minded |
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