“ If you have gained a woman's love, and would preserve it, be sure be constant in your visits; for you will find most women have such bad memories, that a week's absence will make them forget you.
The love of a woman hath its seasons, like the year, its spring, summer, autumn and winter. ”

“ Be sure of her portion, though you take her virtue upon credit; but he that takes both upon trust, may find, when too late, that he hath neither to trust to
Endeavour not to continue a woman's love by gifts, for every present you make her may be the purchase of a rival: besides the love gifts, and if you use them to it, they will love you no longer than while you are giving.
Believe not the trivial favours of a woman as a demonstration of her love; for they take pride to be beloved, though it may be by those they scorn. ”

“ Raise not an opinion of yourself upon the flatteries of a woman, nor think her praises any sign of love, but her cunning; for designing women, like great politicians, flatter them they design to ruin. Let no woman charm you with the music of a smooth tongue, for many can talk well that act ill. ”

“ To one a woman may be constant; but if she divides her affections between two, she can be constant to neither.
If you are familiar with another’s wife, believe her not when she says she knows none but her husband and you; for she will swear to her husband she knows none but himself. ”

“ Expect no good quality in a woman more than what she shows; for it is a maxim in their politics, to put the best side outwards.
If you love a woman, be careful how you show it; for your nibbling at the bait may too early discover a willingness to be caught
Waste not your strength in the employment of beauty, neither your time nor money in corrupting virtue; but marry a chaste wife of a good family, with a moderate fortune, and you need not question being happy. ”

“ Be constant to your wife that she may be constant to you; for gratitude may constrain a woman to preserve those bonds which revenge may make her violate.
Chuse for your wife a prudent woman, for prudence preserves virtue, virtue love, love constancy.
Inconstancy in a wife makes wedlock a bramble, which bears abundance of thorns.
Inconstancy in a husband makes inconstancy in a wife; and an inconstant wife makes a husband a constant cuckold. ”

“ Of all imperfections in a woman, pride is the most intolerable; for that is the hardest to be excused, which is never to be mended.
Pride in a wife makes the husband appear little; it often compels him to submit where he hath a right to govern.
He that hath a prudent wife, hath a guardian angel by his side; but he that hath a proud wife hath the devil at his elbow.
A proud woman is an imperious wife, an undutiful daughter, an implaeable mistress, a harsh mother, and a sauey servant. ”

“ If you like a woman, and would discover if she be in nature what she may seem by art, surprise her in a morning undressed, and it is ten to one but you will find your goddess hath shifted off her divinity, and the angel you so much admired, turned into a Mallion. ”

“ He that is stallion to a whore, is a slave to iniquity, and a champion to another's vices, a coward in a good cause, and a eurse to himself.
Let no woman tempt you by her wit to love her; for she who hath wit enough to tempt you hath enough to deceive you.
Suffer not yourself to be ensnared by a woman over free in her gestures, or conversation; for whosoever is most active in behaviour, behaves herself like a lover of much action, and whosoever is free in much eompany will be freer when but two together. Think not the amorous glances of a woman towards you, gives you title to her affection ”

“ The love of a virgin is innocent and lasting as her virtue. The love of a just wife friendly and delightful. The love of a lewd woman lustful and revengeful.
If you are the favourate of a lady, and depend upon her courtesies, you must be industrious to oblige her, and as watchful to preserve her from the efforts of rivals, or you will soon find your mistress like a pop-gun, the last pellet she receives will drive out the former.
Sympathise not with a woman who loves you passionately; for as she finds your love increases, she will cool her own with the assurance of yours. ”

“ A married woman, if lewd, is subtle by experience; for she who hath her husband to deceive every day, can deceive a gallant at leisure.
A durable love is the supporter of constancy; but that love can never be lasting that stands on a false bottom.
Be constant to no woman but a wife; if you be, you deceive yourself; expect no constancy in a whore, for she will deceive you
Credit no woman’s words who hath lost her virtue, but believe the contrary, for she talks counter. ”

“ Be always jealous of a maid that extols her own virtue; a wife who exclaims against her own husband in his absence, and a widow that eourts your eompany; for when a woman praises her virtue, it is as a shop-keeper does a commodity, desiring to be rid of it; and she that sticks not to lay open the failings of her husband to another, will to the same man lay open herself, whenever he shall require it of her ”

“ Trust no man with your wife abroad, nor court your friend to bear her company at home in your absence; for opportunity and importunity may conquer the most heroie virtue.
Carry no man to your mistress if you prize her; for if she loves you, she will be eivil to your friend for your sake.
It is the poliey of a designing woman to oblige the friend of him that loves her. ”

“ Let not the protestations of a woman's love to you be a preeednet to folly, though you love her; for she does it only to tempt you to give in the same seeurity, that she may have the more to upbraid you with, whenever you shall prove false. ”

“ He that marries a proud wife is as unhappy as a prince who hath a rebellious nation to govern as the letter must grant every petition of the people to secure peace in his kingdom, so must the former every request of his wife, to preserve the same in his family. ”

“ Nothing shows the want of judgment more than female pride, which is doubtless, nourished by the vain conceits of their own beauty, and begets sueh a self-love grounded upon self-opinion, that they look upon their whole sex beside with envy and contempt, and, like Narcissus, daily doat on the reflection of their own imaginary exeelleneies. Cast not your eye too often upon sueh women, for they are ehangeable mistresses, implaeable wives, and ill mothers to their ehildren.
A proud woman, like an imprudent prinee, always loves him best by whom she is most flattered. ”

“ Put not faith in a woman that is wife to another; for she who is not constant to her husband will never be so to you.
A woman who hath a husband and admits of a gallant, let him look upon her as Monsieur Ragout’s mistress, who was constant to the whole troop. ”

“ Many womcn have virtue enough to resist the bare attempts of familiarity; but few that can stand against the powerful eharms of gold, fine dress, eoaeh and horses, and attendance. It is grandeur influences pride, and leads ambition by the nose through the worst of viees: for there are many who are honestly poor by constraint, that would willingly eommit an cvil to be rich.
Many women have forfeited their virtuc to gratify their lust, but more to maintain their pride and lust, though it will make a woman a whore, yet it is pride makes her merecnary. ”

“ Secure not your love to a woman, by oaths or protestations; for she will then think you have bound yourself to continue that respect, whieh would be otherwise her care and study to merit and preserve. ”

“ Trespass not on the affeetions of a woman who loves you to excess; for women (like ale) if over sweet will turn sour the sooner.
Take not always a woman's frowns as slights, nor her smiles as a sure argument of her love, for every time the sun is elouded it does not predict foul weather, and when she shines out a storm may be near at hand. Woman ean dissemble their passions, and change their looks as a seorpion can its eolour. ”

“ Of all vices, an unlawful freedom with the female sex is the most predominant, and of all sins hath the most powerful temptations; and many allurements do bctray and draw men into this folly. The inducements of the fair sex are so prevailing, a propensity in nature so forcible, it is hard to stand unmoved, when tempted forward by the charms of a subtle woman, and drove by the foul desires of an unbounded lust. ”

“ This passion in woman springs mostly from the envenomed seeds of corrupted love; (as the best wine once turned becomes the sharpest vinegar) and is so predominant in this sex, that they value nothing they do to accomplish those cnds in which the sweetness of their revenge is centered; and as they love to extrcmcs, every little neglect they construe a great slight, and through their weakness, mistake accident often for design, and fling themselves by their own whimsies and conceits, into an evil opinion of person whom they love. ”

“ Thus oftentimes they let their own jealousies pass for realities, and sour their affeetions into a sharp revenge without a just oceasion, turning furies to those they loved, through a faneiful ingratitude; which I conceive to be the ehief reason why women are more subjeet to this passion than men.
Covet therefore no woman’s love, but whom you will be diligent to oblige; for a small negleet is taken by them as a great ingratitude. ”

“ She will stretch her purse-strings to support you in extravagancies, if you strain as much to supply her unbounded leehery; but you may be sure she will be your servant no longer than you remain her drudge. ”

“ If you aim at the favours of a lofty mistress, you must highly extol her person and parts, and eoineide with her opinion in all things, though ever so opposite to reason: for flattery and humility must be the supporters of your interest. ”

“ Pride in a witty woman is like a whetstone to a scythc, it only scrves to sharpen her refleetions, and makes her a most dangerous weapon for a man to meddle with.
A proud woman like a stately horse, is to be rid with a crub, and managed with the rein, or she will soon be the bane of the rider.
If you marry a haughty woman you ought to havc a good estate, for you will find a proud wife, in a low situation, will be an uneomfortable companion, and the first in adversity that shall lcnd a helping hand to your ruin. ”

“ Stateliness in a woman may beeome her as she walks, but pride in eonversation is hateful and ridiculous, and cxposes the person affected with it to the censure of the company, in such awkward gestures, and uneouth behaviours, sueh peremptory sentenees, and impertinent loquaeities, that offend the eyes and ears of all that have either modesty or prudenee. ”

“ The love of woman is easy to be gained, but diffieult to be preserved. You may with more ease subdue virtue, and bring a ehaste woman to your embraees, than engage her to be eonstant.
It is a reeeived opinion among their sex that the passion of love eeases in a man after
enjoyment, and the esteem he had before of her person, is much lessened by her condescensions to his desires ”

“ When a lewd woman serves your necessity, it is with a certain expectancy you should serve her lust. Her kindness is measured by your eapaeity, and continuance of her favours dwells upon the repetition of your performances. ”

“ Changes in inconstant tempers are never to be minded: she who does you a willing injury, and seems sorry for it, it is your prudence to believe that she only grieves the misehief she has done you is no greater. ”

“ If you have contracted any friendship with a woman, let all she can do for you be no more than you deserve; but if she prove constant, let it be more than you cxpect.
Think not woman is most faithful to him she is most fond of; for to him she deceives most she seems most obliging. ”

“ Let pride in a fine woman antieipate your admiration; for never admire her who admires herself too much; coneeive her as a large looking-glass eracked, by which single defcet it is rendered of small value, by reason it can never be mended. ”

“ Believe no woman the more virtuous for resisting the first attempt; for like besieged towns, they will withstand several efforts, and at last surrender upon capitulation.
Some women (like strong holds,) are to be taken but one way, which if you cannot readily attain, be content, she will find ways to direct you if she likes y u. ”