/lit/ - Literature

RESOLUTIONS WHEN I COME TO BE OLD
>Not to marry a young woman
>Not to keep young company, unless they really desire it
>Not to be peevish, or morose, or suspicious
>Not to be fond of children
>Not to tell the same story over and over to the same people
>Not to neglect decency or cleanliness, for fear of falling into nastiness
>Not to be too free of advice, nor trouble any but those who desire it
>Not to boast of my former beauty, or strength, or favour with ladies, etc.
>Not to hearken to flatteries, nor conceive I can be beloved by a young woman; et eos qui haereditatem captant, odisse ac vitare