’Tis Ill done for any Man to Consult his Present Ease and Profit, without
Computing upon the Trouble and Loss that may Ensue. ’Tis not safe to make
any Present Resolutions without a Considerate Prospect into the Future.
This is abundantly Moraliz’d in several Other Places. But the _Mouse_’s
Question of _Who shall Feed us hereafter?_ goes a great Way in the
Resolution of All These Cases.