Hints for Lovers by Arnold Haultain
page 141 of 191 (73%)
page 141 of 191 (73%)
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'Ware jealousy as you would 'ware wire: for it no psychiater has yet discovered a balm. * * * To make an experiment of jealousy is to make a very hazardous experiment indeed. * * * Jealousy is no proof of love, for Often jealousy is but rancor under a sense of humiliation. Indeed, Jealousy is a sign of weakness: The lover whose self-confidence assures him of his pre-eminence fears no rival. Yet Male self-confidence is peculiarly vulnerable where women be concerned, since, As no man knows what it is appeals to a woman, he does not know on what to pride himself: Even an Othello is jealous of even an Iago. Yet It is only the spectators who see the folly of Othello. Desdemonas usually are helpless as they are oblivious. |
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