In the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives, a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was young; each loved him very much, and desired to see him like herself. Now the Man's hair was turning grey, which the young Wife did not like, as it made him look too old for her husband. So every night she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the elder Wife saw her husband growing grey with great pleasure, for she did not like to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning she used to arrange his hair and pick out as many of the black ones as she could. The consequence was the Man soon found himself entirely bald.
从前，男人可以有很多妻子，一个中年男人有一个老的和一个年轻的妻子；每个人都非常爱他，并且渴望看到他像她自己一样。现在这个男人的头发变白了，年轻的妻子不喜欢，因为这使他看起来太老了。所以每天晚上她都梳理头发，拔掉白色的。但是老太太看到很高兴丈夫头发变白，因为她不喜欢被误认为是他的母亲。因此，每天早晨，她总是整理他的头发，挑选出许多黑色的头发。结果那个男人很快发现自己变成了秃子。
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.
屈服于所有人，你很快就会失去任何东西。