Never, never show that you expect capitulation.  And

Flank movements are not to be recommended.

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In conversation, the last thing a woman expects from a man is information, unless it be information concerning himself.  In fact,

Talk is a mere subterfuge.  It is what is left unsaid that tells.  Nevertheless,

When once the troth has been plighted, both M and N try to utter what has been left unsaid.  But always with indifferent success.  Alack and well-a-day,

Can Love ever say what it feels?

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It is difficult to say to which sex it is a greater compliment that widows always prove such successful fascinators.  Either they still have a penchant for mankind, despite their intimate acquaintance with him—­in which case the men may congratulate themselves; or else they have so completely found men out that they find no difficulty in entrapping them —­in which case it is the women’s turn to applaud.

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When our feelings are unwittingly hurt by a beautiful woman, the pain is largely tempered by a subtle pleasure, which proceeds from a feeling that, inasmuch as we have been undeservedly pained, we merit her sympathy, perhaps even her affection.

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Women seek not so much man’s esteem, as his admiration.  In fact,

* * *

Women would rather attract than inspire.—­Indeed, (by him who dared) it might be added that

Women would rather be kissed than be sonnetted,—­which is mighty lucky for the majority of men!

* * *

The most interesting man or woman is—­well, perhaps the one most interested in us.

The least interesting man or woman is—­well, perhaps the one most interested in him-or her-self.

* * *

Never fear but that one woman will urge your suit with another (unless, of course, that other is a rival); for

Match-making is one of the most fascinating of feminine avocations.

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When a woman allows it to be understood that she considers herself irresistible to the other sex, she draws upon herself the odium of her own.  By the other sex, however, such a woman is very differently regarded.  Indeed,

Men regard the avowed coquette not at all with malice, but with a very opposite feeling, of which perhaps amusement, admiration, and a certain amicable defiance are the chief ingredients.

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It is only mountains that are volcanic or are snow-capped; the plains know nothing of extremes of frigidity or fire.

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To the woman whom he has ceased to love, the man is sometimes unconsciously cruel.

Towards the man whom she has ceased to love, the woman commonly acts a part.

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For a woman to humiliate one man in the presence of another is an offence which neither of the men is likely to forget.  Nor will the one man have a less unpleasant recollection of it than the other.