divine, rather than arrive at, proper conclusions.

The whims and caprices of women in society should of course
be tolerated by men, who themselves require toleration for
greater inconveniences. But this must not be carried too far.
There are certain limits to empire which, if they themselves
forget, should be pointed out to them with delicacy and
politeness. You should be the slave of women, but not of all
their fancies.

Compliment is the language of intercourse from men to women.
But be careful to avoid elaborate and common-place forms of
gallant speech. Do not strive to make those long eulogies on
a woman, which have the regularity and nice dependency of a
proposition in Euclid, and might be fittingly concluded by Q.
E. D. Do not be always undervaluing her rival in a woman's
presence, nor mistaking a woman's daughter for her sister.
These antiquated and exploded attempts denote a person who
has learned the world more from books than men.

The quality which a young man should most affect in
intercourse with gentlemen, is a decent modesty: but he must
avoid all bashfulness or timidity. His flights must not go
too far; but, so far as they go, let them be marked by
perfect assurance.

Among persons who are much your seniors behave with the
utmost respectful deference. As they find themselves sliding
out of importance they may be easily conciliated by a little
respect.