Quotes by Coquette A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims. Douglas William Jerrold coquette coquetry victim All women seem by nature to be coquettes. Francois de La Rochefoucauld coquette seems It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld coquette coquetry parades Women find it far more difficult to overcome their inclination to coquetry than to overcome their love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld coquette coquetry overcoming Women know not the whole of their coquetry. Francois de La Rochefoucauld coquette flirty flirting It rarely happens otherwise than that a thorough-faced coquette dies in celibacy, as a punishment for her attempts to mislead others, by encouraging looks, words, or actions, given for no other purpose than to draw men on to make overtures that they may be rejected. George Washington coquette may men In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar,-O, they fish with all nets In the School of Coquettes! When her brooch she forgets 'Tis to show her new collar; In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar! Henry Austin Dobson coquette rose school The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem. Henry Fielding coquette judgment lying The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. Henry Fielding coquette coquetry affection For a woman to be at once a coquette and a bigot is more than the humblest of husbands can bear; she should mercifully choose between the two. Jean de la Bruyere coquette husband two New vows to plight, and plighted vows to break. John Dryden coquette vow plight Wit resembles a coquette; those who the most eagerly run after it are the least favored. Joseph Chenier coquette wit running Fortune is like a coquette; if you don't run after her, she will run after you. Josh Billings coquette fortune running Such is your cold coquette, who can't say "No," And won't say "Yes," and keeps you on and off-ing On a lee-shore, till it begins to blow, Then sees your heart wreck'd, with an inward scoffing. Lord Byron coquette blow heart I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it. Martha Wainwright coquette kind cards A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued. Mary Elizabeth Braddon coquette hunters games Coquettes know how to please, not love, and that is why men love them SO much. Pierre de Marivaux coquette why-me men The coquette has companions, indeed, but no lovers,--for love is respectful and timorous; and where among her followers will she find a husband? Samuel Johnson coquette husband love-is Ce n'est gue' re que dans les asiles que les coquettes gardent avec ente" tement une foi entie' re en des regards absents; normalement, elles re clament des te moins. Women fond of dress are hardly ever entirely satisfied not to be seen, except among the insane; usually they want witnesses. Simone de Beauvoir coquette insane dresses I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is amusing to coquette with an echo for a little while, but one soon tires of it. Thomas Carlyle coquette echoes fake-people 12»