Nicholas Valentin de Latena
Nicholas Valentin de Latena (1790–1864/1881) was a French jurist and writer.
Quotes
[edit]- 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.
- Attributed in J. De Finod (1881), p. 10
- 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.
- Attributed in J. De Finod (1881), p. 15
- One may be better than his reputation or his conduct, but never better than his principles.
- Attributed in J. De Finod (1881), p. 48
- Women like balls and assemblies, as a hunter likes a place where game abounds.
- Attributed in J. De Finod (1881), p. 167
External links
[edit]- J. De Finod (ed.) A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1881)