Boldness without Counsel, is no better then an _Impetus_, which is
commonly Worsted by Conduct and Design. There’s No Man so Daring but some
time or Other he Meets with his Match. The Moral, in short, holds forth
This Doctrine, that Reason is too Hard for Force; and that Temerity puts
a Man off his Guard. ’Tis a High Point of Honour, Philosophy and Virtue,
for a Man to be so Present to Himself as to be always Provided against
All Encounters, and Accidents whatsoever; but This will not Hinder him
from Enquiring Diligently into the Character, the Strength, Motions,
and Designs of an Enemy. The _Tyger_ lost his Life for want of This
Circumspection.