It is short of sight and dull of apprehension and of logic and consistency knoweth naught.
It playeth merry hell with thy nerves, and beareth thee away in triumph lest thou are exceeding careful.
It liveth in the present only and is a sluggard.
It maketh of thee a LIAR in self-defence.
It is of a jealous and suspicious mind and crieth aloud “Wolf, Wolf,” when there is no wolf, and seeth nothing of the danger that is imminent.
It gaineth nothing from experience, but persisteth in the ways of folly.
It knoweth nothing of justice and bendeth the easy knee to conventionality.
It is short in the heels and its equilibrium is unstable, and when it falleth it declareth loudly that it was pushed.
It declareth evil of its own kind and giveth the glad hand and merry face to the deceiver.
It rejoiceth much in scandal and maketh thy secrets public.