A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.

He hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of heaven on our arms if we insult it by our impropriety and folly. Added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.

Wherein you reprove another be unblameable yourself, for example, is more prevalent than precepts.

Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion.

Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion admit reason to govern.

Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters let it be somewhat grave.