Moral Pieces, in Prose and Verse/The Evils of Haste

by Lydia Sigourney

THE EVILS OF HASTE.

THE rash resolve, the headlong course,
    The heart too quickly set,
Make bitter work for deep remorse,
    And for a long regret.

Then bow to hear this lesson meek,
    And let it check thy pride;
Be swift to hear, and slow to speak,
    And cautious to decide.