is it advisable betimes to consider woman as a joke.
The entertainment she affords is simply incomparable. Let one consider
her a fixed quantity and one's self a relative one; let one by no means
contradict her, for that would simply be helping her; let one never
doubt what she says but, rather, believe her every word; let one
gallivant about her, with eyes rendered unsteady by unspeakable
admiration and blissful intoxication and with the mincing steps of a
worshiper; let one languishingly fall on one's knees, then lift one's
eyes up to her languishingly and heave a breath again; let one do all
she bids one, like an obedient slave. And now comes the cream of the
joke. We need no proof that woman can speak, ie., use words.
Unfortunately, however, she does not possess sufficient reflection for
making sure against her in the long run - which is, at most, eight days
- contradicting herself, unless, indeed, man, by contradicting her,
exerts a regulative influence. So the consequence is that within a short
time confusion will reign supreme. If one had not done what she told one
to, the confusion would pass unnoticed; for she forgets again as quickly
as she talks. But since her admirer has done all and has been at her
beck and call in every instance, the confusion is only too glaring.
The more gifted the woman, the more amusing the situation. For the more
gifted she is, the more imagination she will possess. Now, the more
imagination she possesses, the greater airs she will give herself and
the greater the confusion which is bound to become evident in the next
instant. In life, such entertainment is rarely had, because this blind
obedience to a woman's whims occurs but seldom. And if it does, in some
languishing swain, most likely he is not qualified t
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