PRECEPT I.
In Things of moment, on thy self depend,Nor trust too far thy Servant or thy Friend:With private Views, thy Friend may promise fair,And Servants very seldom prove sincere.
PRECEPT II.
What can be done, with Care perform to Day,Dangers unthought-of will attend Delay;Your distant Prospects all precarious are,And Fortune is as fickle as she's fair.
PRECEPT III.
Nor trivial Loss, nor trivial Gain despise;Molehills, if often heap'd, to Mountains rise:Weigh every small Expence, and nothing waste,Farthings long sav'd, amount to Pounds at last.
