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It is a common proverb, that the sun is too strong
for the north wind; for the more the wind ruffles and
strives to force a man's upper garment from his back, the
faster he holds it, and the closer he wraps it about his
shoulders. But he who so briskly defended himself from
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being plundered by the wind, when once the sun begins to
scald the air, all in a dropping sweat is then constrained
to throw away not only his flowing garment but his tunic
also. This puts us in mind of the practice of most women,
who, being limited by their husbands in their extravagances of feasting and superfluities of habit, presently fill
the house with noise and uproar; whereas, if they would
but suffer themselves to be convinced by reason and soft
persuasion, they would of themselves acknowledge their
vanity and submit to moderation.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Morals. Translated from the Greek by several hands. Corrected and revised by. William W. Goodwin, PH. D. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. Cambridge. Press Of John Wilson and son. 1874. 2.
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