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If the beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water, the beginning of love is as when one kindleth a fire.
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The eye tells more than the tongue. And
If the eye and the tongue contradict each other, believe the eye.
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There is an indifference that attracts, and there is an indifference that repels. He is a sagacious man, and she is a sagacious woman, who will differentiate them. The question resolves itself into that which so often puzzles the angler,—how much line to let out. About one thing there need be no hesitation,
When your fish is within reach, be quick with the landing-net—or even with the gaff.
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In the matter of wooing, soon enough does the young girl learn to prefer the mature manners of the man of the world to the gaucheries of inexperienced youth. As to the man!