“It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.”– Ninon de L’Enclos Related Quotes “Men and women, women and men. It will never work.”– Erica Jong “A man’s sentiments are generally just and right, while it is second selfish thought which makes him trim and adopt some other view. The best reforms are worked out when sentiment operates, as it does in women, with the indignation of righteousness.”– Leland Stanford “There are two powers in the world one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.”– Muhammad Ali Jinnah