The austerer a woman, the sweeter her surrender. And, again,
A woman is never sweeter than in surrender. Accordingly,
"De l'audace, et encore de l'audace, et toujours de l'audace"(2) should
be the motto of every wooer. Since
Audacity if beloved of women; but it must be an audacity born of
Sincerity and educated b y Discretion. At all events
Beware timidity,--it is fatal.
(2) Danton
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With women, nothing is more conquering than conquest; nothing so
irresistible as resistance. On the other hand,
Resistance on the part of the woman is an effort put forth for the
purpose of defeating its own object.
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A man prizes only what he has fought for. No one knows this better than
a woman. This is why