XLIV.
Cultivate a soft tone of voice and a courteous mode of expression.
XLV.
It is better to say too little than too much in company: let your conversation be consistent with your sex and age.
XLVI.
Cautiously avoid relating in one house any follies or faults you may hear or see in another.
XLVII.
Never converse with strangers or mere acquaintances upon family circumstances or differences.