'Covet not the goods of others. 'Be guarded with monarchs, for they are like fire, which blazeth but destroyeth. 'Be sensible to your own value; estimate justly the worth of others; and war not with those who are far above thee in fortune.' Fifth side. 'Fear kings, women, and poets. 'Be envious of no man, and habituate not thyself to search after the faults of others. 'Make it a habit to be happy, and avoid being out of temper, or thy life will pass in misery. 'Respect and protect the females of thy family. 'Be not the slave of anger; and in thy contests always leave open the door of conciliation. 'Never let your expenses exceed your income. 'Plant a young tree, or you cannot expect to cut down an old one. 'Stretch your legs no farther than the size of your carpet.' "The caliph Hâroon-oor-Rasheed was more pleased with the admirable maxims inscribed on this crown than with all the treasures he had found. 'Write these precepts,' he exclaimed, 'in a book, that the faithful may eat of the fruit of wisdom.' When he returned to Bagdad, he related to his favourite vizier, Jaffier Bermekee, and his other chief officers, all that had passed: and the shade of Noosheerwân was propitiated by the disgrace of Hoosein-ben-Sâhil (who had recommended despoiling his tomb), and the exemplary punishment of the servant who had committed the sacrilegious act of taking the ring from the finger of the departed monarch." Hâroon-oor-Rasheed, with all his fame for clemency, generosity, and justice, appears from the very pages written to raise his fame, to have had, like Shâh Abbas, his unlucky moments, when all his virtues were obscured by acts of violent and cruel injustice. Witness his putting to death the celebrated vizier, Jaffier Bermekee, and his vain efforts to rob the memory of that virtuous and great minister of his just fame. Aga Meer related to me, after we had finished our translation, the following story, which I must add, though I hate dwelling long upon any of these eastern characters, however wonderful.