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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7644 Donald Grant Mithell 1829-1908 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7644
AUTHOR:Donald Grant Mitchell (1829–1908)
QUOTATION:  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.
ATTRIBUTION:Reveries of a Bachelor.