Размышления

           Toshowintuitivesympathyforfriends,tolerancetoamateursandsloppythinkers.Hisabilitytogetalongwitheveryone:sharinghiscompanywasthehighestofcompliments,andtheopportunityanhonorforthosearoundhim.

           Toinvestigateandanalyze,withunderstandingandlogic,theprinciplesweoughttoliveby.

           Nottodisplayangerorotheremotions.Tobefreeofpassionandyetfulloflove.

           Topraisewithoutbombast;todisplayexpertisewithoutpretension.

           10.THELITERARYCRITICALEXANDER

           Nottobeconstantlycorrectingpeople,andinparticularnottojumponthemwhenevertheymakeanerrorofusageoragrammaticalmistakeormispronouncesomething,butjustanswertheirquestionoraddanotherexample,ordebatetheissueitself(nottheirphrasing),ormakesomeothercontributiontothediscussion—andinserttherightexpression,unobtrusively.

           11.FRONTO

           Torecognizethemalice,cunning,andhypocrisythatpowerproduces,andthepeculiarruthlessnessoftenshownbypeoplefrom"goodfamilies."

           12.ALEXANDERTHEPLATONIST

           Nottobeconstantlytellingpeople(orwritingthem)thatI’mtoobusy,unlessIreallyam.Similarly,nottobealwaysduckingmyresponsibilitiestothepeoplearoundmebecauseof"pressingbusiness."

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