CHAPTER VI.. _of the Moral Observances in Conversation._

Of the Moral Observances in Conversation.

Goodness, moderation and decorum--these are the motto and the soul of moral propriety in conversation.

A solicitude to be always agreeable and obliging; of observing a proper medium in everything; of respecting the rights of others, even in the most trifling things; susceptibility for every thing which is connected with delicacy, piety, and modesty--all these qualities which belong to politeness, are included in these expressive words; goodness, moderation, decorum.