Technopaegnion VII. — On Things which have no Connexion

In wedlock mischief often follows if too great is the wife's dot. Each sex has its powers, but in authority paramount is the male. He who acts rightly, not he who holds sway, will be a king. Friendships are troubled, treaties dissolved by strife. Whatever you are about, begin it: good as the whole is a task's first half. Their way to Heaven and their place among the gods the worthy win through praise. Crowded with virtues and with vices is the town. In guarded cities yet more strongly guarded is the keep. Gold is in high esteem; and yet gold has its price in bronze. Long day is full of toil for men; but relief comes with the night, which never falls on the realm of the Ethiopians — a sleepless, restless tribe; for there, moving in unbroken circle through the sky, shines ever the bright light.