The fool waits till he be covered with shame before he opens his eyes.
The cure for cold is fire; there is nothing like it in winter.
In summer let it alone, until there be reason to draw near it.
The best quality is politeness. Gravity adds to consideration.
Thoughtlessness is insipid. Boasting is a false pride.
Treason comes from friends or from allies.
The enemy has no means to hurt thee.
Thus says K’hala. Understand thou of unsullied blood.
If honey flowed like a river, if women were to be found like locusts, if there were no masters, men would be cloyed with marriage. New mistresses would come and go.
When a woman is cross-grained, reckon that her lord does not please her. She does nothing becomingly. Her tongue is always ready to attack. Her husband will be covered with confusion, like a house that has a vicious dog.