Resolutions When I Come to Be Old
(1) Not to marry a young woman.
(2) Not to keep young company, unless they desire it.
(3) Not to be peevish, or morose, or suspicious.
(4) Not to scorn present ways, or wits, or fashions, or men, or war, etc.
(5) Not to be fond of children.
(6) Not to tell the same story over and over to the same people.
(7) Not to be covetous.
(8) Not to neglect decency or cleanliness, for fear of falling into nastiness.
(9) Not to be over severe with young people, but give allowances for their youthful follies and weaknesses.