There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.
I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them.
Learning by study must be won; 'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled when a woman appears.
I know you lawyers can with ease, Twist words and meanings as you please; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour every client; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretense.
And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.