than you know. You may as wisely speak against people for eating or drinking too little when there is not one of a multitude who lives in excess; and so excess will get advantage by it. Direction 10: Be careful in the government of your tongues. Let your words be few and well considered before you speak them. A double diligence is needful in this because it is the most common misconduct10 of your sex. A loose,11 running tongue is so great a dishonor to you that I never knew a woman full of words but