French - Author | 1620 - October 17, 1705
Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.
Ninon de L'Enclos
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That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
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Old age is a woman's hell.
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It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
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Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.
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