2568. Eschew personalities and personal adventures; nothing is more tedious than one who is addicted to talk prodigiously about himself.
2569. Never, in a mixed company, speak disrespectfully of woman.
2570. Treat your parents with the greatest possible respect. Restrain yourself even from smiling at their foibles, or their weaknesses. Obey them, even should you yourself be of mature age.
2571. To restrain your desire for indulgences is not only well bred, but it is heroic; much good results from it. Watch well the little sins, and you will escape those which are more gross. This applies, not only to morals, but to the minor morals—the manners.
2572. A badly-tempered man, and he who has no command over his passions, will rarely become a polished gentleman.