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Men who through weakness or effeminacy are unable to vault upon their horses
teach the horses to kneel of themselves and crouch down. In like manner,
some who have won wives of noble birth or wealth, instead of making
themselves better, try to humble their wives, with the idea that they shall
have more authority over their wives if these are reduced to a state of
humility. But, as one pays heed to the size of his horse in using the rein,
so in using the rein on his wife he ought to pay heed to her position.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. 2.
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