Take the tone of the pany that you are in，and do not pretend to give it；be rious，gay，or even trifling，as you find the prent humor of the pany；this is an attention due from every individual to the majority.
Do not tell stories in pany；there is nothing more tediousand disagreeable；if by bsp;you know a very short story，and exceedingly applicable to the prent subjebsp;of versation，tell it in as few words as possible；and even then，throw out that you do not love to tell stories，but that the shortness of it tempted you.
Of all things，banishthe egotism out of your versation，and never think of eaining people with your own personal s or private affairs；though they are iing to you，they are tedious and imperti to everybody el；besides that，one ot keep one’s own private affairs too cret.
Whatever you think your own excellenciesmay be，do not affectedly display them in pany；nor labor，a many people do，to give that turn to the versation，whibsp;may supply you with an opportunity of exhibiting them.
Take the tone of the pany that you are in，and do not pretend to give it；be rious，gay，or even trifling，as you find the prent humor of the pany；this is an attention due from every individual to the majority.
Do not tell stories in pany；there is nothing more tediousand disagreeable；if by bsp;you know a very short story，and exceedingly applicable to the prent subjebsp;of versation，tell it in as few words as possible；and even then，throw out that you do not love to tell stories，but that the shortness of it tempted you.
Of all things，banishthe egotism out of your versation，and never think of eaining people with your own personal s or private affairs；though they are iing to you，they are tedious and imperti to everybody el；besides that，one ot keep one’s own private affairs too cret.
Whatever you think your own excellenciesmay be，do not affectedly display them in pany；nor labor，a many people do，to give that turn to the versation，whibsp;may supply you with an opportunity of exhibiting them.
I they are real，they will infalliblybe discovered，without you pointing them out yourlf，and with mubsp;more advantage Never maintain an argument with heat and clamor，though you think or know yourlf to be in the right；but give your opinion modestly and coolly，whibsp;is the only way to vince；