You kick against the goad.

You kick against the goad.

Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?

Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?

It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.

In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.

The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.

The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.

The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.