Be An Earnest Student Of

Do Not Let Trifles Disturb Your Tranquility Of Mind. . . . Life Is Too Precious To Be Sacrificed For The Nonessential And Transient. . . . Ignore The Inconsequential!

Discreetly Keep Most Of Your Radical Opinions To Yourself. When With People Be A Listener A Large Part Of The Time. Be Considerate In Every Word And Act, And Resist The Tendency To Say Clever Things. The Best Evidence Of Your Culture Is The Tone And Temper Of Your Conversation.

Vigilantly Guard Your Mind Against Erroneous And Destructive Thought As You Would Guard Your House Against Burglars And Assassins.

People Around You Are Quick To Read Your Attitude Of Thought Toward Them. Inner Thoughts And Feelings Are Communicated In Ways Other Than By The Spoken Word.

Tact, The Kind Of Tact You Should Cultivate, Is Not A Form Of Deception Or Make-believe, But A Cultivated Taste Which Gives Fine Perception In Seeing And Doing What Is Best Under All Circumstances. There Is Nothing Which Will So Readily Bring You Into Favor, Or Disarm An Opponent, As The Right Use Of Tact.