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

Chapter vii. 25. Ne vous chargez point d'vne chose dont vous ne

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vous pouuez acquiter; maintenez ce que vous auez promis.

Do not undertake anything that you cannot perform; keep your promise.

83d. When you deliver a matter do it without Passion & with Discretion, however mean y'e Person be you do it too