Thou art a woman; thou canst invent a hun- dred ways. (View Highlight)
thanks to thy enchantment I am hated by my husband; thou it is that hast made my womb barren and cheated my hopes; for Asia’s daughters have clever heads for such villainy; (View Highlight)
for ‘tis woman’s way to delight in present misfor- tunes even to keeping them always on her tongue and lips (View Highlight)
Bring not these crimes amongst us, for here we count it shame that one man should have the control of two wives, and men are content to turn their attention to one lawful love, that is, all who care to live an honourable life. (View Highlight)
Women are by nature somewhat jealous, and do ever show the keenest hate to rivals in their love. (View Highlight)
Youth is a bane to mortals, in every case, that is, where a man embraces injus- tice in his early days. (View Highlight)
Herein lies love’s only charm; ‘tis not beauty, lady, but vir- tuous acts that win our husbands’ hearts. (View Highlight)
Take heed; for a woman, though bestowed upon a worthless husband, must be with him content, and ne’er advance presumptuous claims. (View Highlight)
no man ever yet hath discovered aught to cure a woman’s venom, which is far worse than viper’s sting or scorching flame; so terrible a curse are we to mankind. (View Highlight)
for whatever else a woman suffers is second- ary to this; if she loses her husband’s love she loses her life therewith. (View Highlight)
Those who only in appearance are men of sense make an outward show, but inwardly resemble the common herd save it be in wealth, which is their chiefest strength. (View Highlight)
for every man alike, stranger though he be, feels pity for another’s distress. (View Highlight)
I would have a husband content with one wife whose rights he shar- eth with no other. Not even in states is dual mon- archy better to bear than undivided rule; it only doubles burdens and causes faction amongst the citi- zens. (View Highlight)
Again, when strong winds are drifting mariners, the divided counsel of the wise is not conducive to steering, and their collect- ive wisdom has less weight than the inferior intelli- gence of the single man who has sole authority; for this is the essence of power alike in house and state, (View Highlight)
Far better is it for mortals to have a poor honest man either as married kin or friend than a wealthy knave; b (View Highlight)
The tongue from trifling causes contrives to breed great strife ‘mongst men; wherefore are the wise most careful not to bring about a quarrel with their friends. (View Highlight)
whereas thou shouldst have shown thy loathing for her by refusing to stir a spear, once thou hadst found her false; yea, thou shouldst have let her stay there, and even paid a price to save ever having her back again. (View Highlight)
for her barrenness will not let her endure fruitfulness in others, because she has no children herself. Still if she is unlucky in the matter of offspring, is that a reason why we should be left childless? (View Highlight)
Thereat he grew abusive, taunting me with my mother’s murder and those blood- boltered fiends. (View Highlight)
For kinship hath strong claims, and in adversity there is naught better than a kinsman’s kindly aid. (View Highlight)
Surely after this every prudent man will seek to marry a wife of noble stock and give his daughter to a husband good and true, never setting his heart on a worthless woman, not even though she bring (View Highlight)
Many are the shapes of Heaven’s denizens,
and many a thing they bring to pass contrary to our
that which we thought would be is not
expectation
;
accomplished, while for the unexpected God finds
out a way. (View Highlight)
a sumptuous dowry to his house. So would men matter, ne’er suffer ill at heaven’s hand. (View Highlight)