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Thus oftentimes they let their own jealousies pass for realities, and sour their affeetions into a sharp revenge without a just oceasion, turning furies to those they loved, through a faneiful ingratitude; which I conceive to be the ehief reason why women are more subjeet to this passion than men.
Covet therefore no woman’s love, but whom you will be diligent to oblige; for a small negleet is taken by them as a great ingratitude.
Deal with a revengeful woman as with a handgrenade, which you east from you as soon as the fuse is lighted, lest it burst to the prejudiee of him that fired it.
Have no familiarity with her you have disobliged, lest, bee-like she stings you with her tail.
She who onee loved you, and is turned your enemy, look on her always to be so; be not deluded by her flatteries to give it into her power to hurt you; for women though they seem to forget a wrong they have been foreed to suffer, yet you will find they have good memories when they have power to revenge it.
Trespass not on the affeetions of a woman who loves you to excess; for women (like ale) if over sweet will turn sour the sooner.
Take not always a woman's frowns as slights, nor her smiles as a sure argument of her love, for every time the sun is elouded it does not
