It is only the man who thinks he is too venturesome. Since
The iciest woman sometimes thaws. And
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.