In courtship to force the running is hazardous. Though we win, the
victory loses its sweets. And

In courtship, men too often ride on the snaffle; in matrimony, too often
on the curb.

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Courtship asks for cash payment. Matrimony has often to allow unlimited
credit. Insolvency is not unknown.

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In courtship, all auxiliaries but the rival. No one will impede a lover
save another lover.

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In the presence of a woman, man is by nature a diffident animal. The
women who recognize this are often the most successful. Indeed,

Many are the refined and gentle women who in after life regret that they
did not more openly cope with their less delicately-minded sisters.
Nevertheless,

Nothing is more astonishing than a woman's tact in encouraging a man.

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