VIII

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient:
Resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.


IX

When you break up housekeeping, you learn the extent of your treasures;
Till he begins to reform, no one can number his sins.


X

Maidens! why should you worry in choosing whom you shall marry?
Choose whom you may, you will find you have got somebody else.


XI

Unto each man comes a day when his favorite sins all forsake him,
And he complacently thinks he has forsaken his sins.


XII

Be not too anxious to gain your next-door neighbor's approval:
Live your own life, and let him strive your approval to gain.