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He will forget his father, his mother, and his country to spend the rest of his life with his wife.
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So you must recognize that women are your masters. Don't you work and sweat and then take all that you have earned and give it to your wives?
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A man will take his sword and go out to attack, rob and steal, and sail the seas and rivers.
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He may have to face lions or travel in the dark, but when he has robbed, stolen, and plundered, he will bring the loot home to the woman he loves.
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"A man loves his wife more than his parents.
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Some men are driven out of their minds on account of a woman, and others become slaves for the sake of a woman.
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Others have been put to death, have ruined their lives, or have committed crimes because of a woman.
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So now do you believe me? "The emperor's power is certainly great - no nation has the courage to attack him.
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But once I saw him with Apame, his concubine, the daughter of the famous Bartacus. While sitting at the emperor's right,
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she took his crown off his head, put it on her own, and then slapped his face with her left hand.
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All the emperor did was look at her with his mouth open. Whenever she smiles at him, he smiles back; and when she gets angry with him, he flatters her and teases her until she is in a good mood again.