EVER exaggerate. Never point to another. Never betray a confidence. Never wantonly frighten others. Never leave home with unkind words. Never neglect to call upon your friends. Never laugh at the misfortunes of others. Never give a promise that you do not fulfill. Never send a present, hoping for one in return. Never speak much of your own performances. Never fail to be punctual at the time appointed. Never make yourself the hero of your own story. Never pick the teeth or clean the nails in company. Never fail to give a polite answer to a civil question. Never question a servant or a child about family matters. Never present a gift saying that is of no use to yourself. Never read letters which you may find addressed to others. Never fail, if a gentleman, of being civil and polite to ladies. Never call attention to the features or form of anyone present. Never refer to a gift you have made, or favor you have rendered. Never associate with bad company. Have good company, or none. Never look over the shoulder of another who is reading or writing. Never appear to notice a scar, deformity, or defect of anyone present. Never arrest the attention of an acquaintance by a touch. Speak to him. Never punish your child for a fault to which you are addicted yourself. Never answer questions in general company that have been put to others. Never, when traveling abroad, be over boastful in praise of your own country. Never call an acquaintance by the Christian name unless requested to do so. Never lend an article you have borrowed, unless you have permission to do so. Never attempt to draw the attention of the company constantly upon yourself. Never exhibit anger, impatience, or excitement, when an accident happens. Never pass between two persons who are talking together, without an apology. Never enter a room noisily; never fail to close the door after you, and never slam it. Never forget that, if you are faithful in a few things, you may be ruler over many. Never exhibit too great familiarity with the new acquaintance; you may give offense. Never will a gentleman allude to conquests which he may have made with ladies. Never be guilty of the contemptible meanness of opening a private letter addressed to another. Hill's Manual of Social and Business Forms, Thos. E. Hill, 1878
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