We Ought To Flee The Friendship Of

It Is Not He Who Gives Abuse That Affronts, But The View That We Take Of It As Insulting; So That When One Provokes You It Is Your Own Opinion Which Is Provoking.

When Our Friends Are Present We Ought To Treat Them Well; And When They Are Absent, To Speak Of Them Well.

Do Not Laugh Much Or Often Or Unrestrainedly.

When You Let Go Of Your Attention For A Little While, Do Not Think You May Recover It Whenever You Please.

In Theory There Is Nothing To Hinder Our Following What We Are Taught;but In Life There Are Many Things To Draw Us Aside.