Ninon de L'Enclos — French Author died on October 17, 1705

Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos was a French author, courtesan, freethinker, and patron of the arts... (wikipedia)

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
If God had to give a woman wrinkles, He might at least have put them on the soles of her feet.