wound the reputation of others.

Wit: A cheap and nasty commodity when uttered at the expense of modesty and
courtesy.

Cheerfulness and Fortitude: May we never give way to melancholy, but always
be merry at the right places.

Generosity: May we all be as charitable and indulgent as the Khan of
Tartary, who, when he has dined on milk and horseflesh, makes proclamation
that all the kings and emperors of earth have now his gracious permission
to dine.

Economy: The daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent
of Independence.

Fidelity and Forgiveness: May our injuries be written in sand and our
gratitude for benefits in rock.

A Good Memory: May it always be used as a storehouse and never as a
lumber-room.

A Health to Our Dearest: May their purses always be heavy and their hearts
always be light.

The Noblest Qualities: Charity without ostentation and religion without
bigotry.

Discernment of Character: May Flattery never be permitted to sit in the
parlor while Plain and Kindly Dealing is kicked out into the woodshed.