- e TAUGHT BY EXAMPLE « 103 It is good manners to let others speak first. . Strive not with your superiors in argu- ment, but be modest. When a man does all he can, do not blame him though he succeeds not well. Take admonitions thankfully. Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the injury of another. In your dress be modest, and consult your condition. Play not the peacock, luokiug vainly at yourself. It is better to be alune than in bad company. Let your conversation be with malice or envy. Urge not your friend to discover a secret. Break not a jest where none take pleasure in mirth. Speak not injurious words either in jest or earnest. Gaze not on the blemishes of others. When another speaks, be attentive. Be not forward to relate news.