1.
Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger.
2.
A hairy body, and arms stiff with bristles, give promise of a manly soul.
3.
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.
4.
Men would not live long in society if they were not the dupes of each other.
5.
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.