George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway

Chapter vii. 6. Gardez vous bien de medire d'aucune personne ou de

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vous entretenir des affaires d'autruy. Et mesme souuenez vous de garder la moderation dans vos loüanges.

[Sidenote: Walker says: 'Carry even between adulation and soureness.']

Take care not to speak ill of any one or to gossip of other people's affairs. At the same time do not forget moderation in your praises.

_(Dr. Toner thinks the last word of Rule 67 is written 'Commanding.' Sparks has 'commending.')_ 68th. Go not thither, where you know not, whether you Shall be Welcome or not. Give not Advice whth being Ask'd & when desired do it briefly