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Ninon de Lenclos: The joy of...

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The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

Source: Correspondence authentique de Ninonde Lenclos, ed. Emile Colombey, 1886.
-- Ninon de Lenclos, (Nov 10 1620-1705), French society figure, courtesan; Her beauty and wit attracted famous men of the day; wrote La Coquette Vengee, 1659.


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