Old Rules for Modern Gentleman
By Arthur Martine
From Martine’s Hand-Book of Etiquette
Lord Chesterfield advises his son “to speak often, but not to speak much at a time; so that if he does not please he will not at least displease to any great extent.” A good observe should easily, I think, be able to discover whether he pleases or not.Rousseau tells us, that “persons who know little talk a great deal, while those who know a great deal say very little.”
