Note 99 — Chapter V · THE HUSBAND AND THE VARIOUS WAYS OF SLIPPING HIS YOKE
George Herbert Ely translation
In the long run the best things become wearisome: men at last believe they are sacrificing themselves. “Christ died only once for His church; we die every day for our wives,” is the heartfelt cry of a husband; to which a lady retorts: “Go to the wars, then, and lie for a month on the bare ground; and you won’t be sorry to get back to your good bed! Men only appreciate their comforts when they’ve lost them.” (Heptameron, Tale 54.)