Butperchanceitwouldbewisestnevertoputone’spawintoit。
Iwouldobserve，bytheway，thatitcostsmenothingforcurtains，forIhavenogazerstoshutoutbutthesunandmoon，andIamwillingthattheyshouldlookin。Themoonwillnotsourmilknortaintmeatofmine，norwillthesuninjuremyfurnitureorfademycarpet；andifheissometimestoowarmafriend，Ifinditstillbettereconomytoretreatbehindsomecurtainwhichnaturehasprovided，thantoaddasingleitemtothedetailsofhousekeeping。
Aladyonceofferedmeamat，butasIhadnoroomtosparewithinthehouse，nortimetosparewithinorwithouttoshakeit，I
declinedit，preferringtowipemyfeetonthesodbeforemydoor。
Itisbesttoavoidthebeginningsofevil。