they do, they conceal their knowledge.) And

Variability is incompatible with leadership.

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How delicately a loving woman reproves! How defiantly an unloving!

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How many lonely women--married and unmarried--the world contains, only
these lonely women know.

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The feminine métier par excellence is: to allure. And

The subtle and elaborate means by which women will devise to intensify
the lure, passes the comprehension o f men. Yet

In all ages, to make herself attractive was as right and proper for the
woman as to make himself feared was for the man. Besides,

With women the art of attracting has long since become second nature.

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Women are quick to recognize a rake. For

A rake always rouses curiosity, never aversion.