MAN’S THREE FOLLIES.
A WOMAN said to sage Voltaire:
“You men are really famous
For just three follies: they’re your share;
For more than three you blame us.
“Man never waits for fruit to fall,
But shakes the tree or beats it;
While woman, in no haste at all,
When fruit has ripened—eats it.
“Men rush to war, defying fate,