"In considering her present gains, and her future welfare, a courtesan should avoid such persons as have gained their means of subsistence with very great difficulty, as also those who have become selfish and hard-hearted by becoming the favourites of Kings."
"She should make every endeavour to unite herself with prosperous [and] well-to-do people, and with those whom it is dangerous to avoid, or to slight in any way. Even at some cost to herself she should become acquainted with energetic and liberal-minded men, who when pleased would give her a large sum of money, even for very little service, or for some small thing."
CHAPTER VI.
OF GAINS AND LOSSES; ATTENDANT GAINS AND LOSSES; AND DOUBTS; AS ALSO OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURTESANS.
It sometimes happens that while gains are being sought for, or expected to be realised, that losses only are the result of our efforts, the causes of these losses are:
- Weakness of intellect.
- Excessive love.
- Excessive pride.
- Excessive self conceit
- Excessive simplicity.
- Excessive confidence.
- Excessive anger.
- Carlessness.
- Recklessness.
- Influence of evil genius.
- Accidental circumstances.
The results of these losses are:
- Expense incurred without any result.
- Destruction of future good fortune.
- Stoppage of gains about to be realized.
- Loss of what is already obtained.
- Acquisition of a sour temper.
- Becoming unaimiable to every body.
- Injury to health.
- Loss of hair and other accidents.