Quotes on flirtation
Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose - easily trimmed off when once plucked. Flirtation is like the slime on water-plants, making them hard to handle, and when caught, only to be cherished in slimy waters.
Marvel, Ik
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
Reade, Charles
The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.
Rochefoucauld, François Duc de La
The coquets of both sexes are self-lovers, and that is a love no other whatever can dispossess.
Gay, John
To avoid mistakes and regrets, always consult your wife before engaging in a flirtation.
Howe, E.W.
One of the best parts of growing older? You can flirt all you like since you've become harmless.
Smith, Liz
Women flirt to keep their stock high, men to get somewhere.
McLaughlin, Mignon
Flirtation: attention without intention.
O'Rell, Max
Women know not the whole of their coquetry.
Rochefoucauld, François Duc de La
Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practice it, because the coquetry of some is restrained by fear or by reason.
Rochefoucauld, François Duc de La
Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her - when, nine times out of ten, she only wants him to want to kiss her?
Rowland, Helen