“2.—Nourish high-falooting ideas, if you wish, but keep them under your hat.
“3.—Be as happy as you choose, but don’t explode with nauseous hilarity, since somebody else may be sad.
“4.—Be downcast when you must, but don’t spread your gloom.
“5.—Be erudite, but don’t teach your ideas.
“6.—Be chuck-full of anything you choose to be chuck-full of, but sit on it.
“7.—Remember that seventy-three aims at averages, prefers neutral tints and the soft pedal.
“8.—Don’t effervesce—most of us have passed that stage.
“9.—Don’t criticize—we all have to live.
“10.—Live, but don’t plan. To-day was to-morrow, yesterday.”