One month a Lawyer, thou the next will be A grave Physician, and the third a Priest: Chuse quickly one Profession of the three, Marry'd to her thou yet may'st court the rest Resolve at Once; deliberate no more; Leap in, and stand not shiv'ring on the Shore. On any one amiss thou can'st not fall; Thou'lt end in nothing, if thou grasps at all. Since I cannot govern my own tongue tho' within my own teeth, how can I hope to govern the tongues of others? Tis less discredit to abridge petty charges, than to stoop to petty Gettings. Since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.