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"A jest that makes a virtuous woman only smile, often frightens away a prude; but, when real danger forces the former to flee, the latter does not hesitate to advance."
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Nicholas Valentin de LatenaNicholas Valentin de Latena
Nicholas Valentin de Latena
"A jest that makes a virtuous woman only smile, often frightens away a prude; but, when real danger forces the former to flee, the latter does not hesitate to advance."
"To remain virtuous, a man has only to combat his own desires: a woman must resist her own inclinations, and the continual attack of man."
"One may be better than his reputation or his conduct, but never better than his principles."
"Women like balls and assemblies, as a hunter likes a place where game abounds."