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The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.