You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate's affection.
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.