घृतकुम्भसमा नारी तप्ताङ्गारसमः पुमान् ।
तस्माद्घृतं च वह्निं च नैकत्र स्थापयेद्बुधः ॥
ghṛta-kumbha-samā nārī taptāṅgāra-samaḥ pumān |
tasmād ghṛtaṁ ca vahniṁ ca naikatra sthāpayed budhaḥ ||
(Unknown source)
“A woman is like a pot of ghee, and a man like a burning coal. Therefore, the wise should not place ghee and fire together.”