Of all things banish the egotism out of your conversation， and never think of entertaining people with your own personal concerns or private affairs； though they are interesting to you， they are tedious and impertinent to everybody else； besides that， one cannot keep one’s own private affairs too secret. Whatever you think your own excellencies may be， do not affectedly display them in company； nor labor， as many people do， to give that turn to the conversation， which may supply you with an opportunity of exhibiting them. If they are real， they will infallibly be discovered， without your pointing them out yourself， and with much more advantage. Never maintain an argument with heat and clamor， though you think or know yourself to be in the right； but give your opinion modestly and coolly， which is the only way to convince； and， if that does not do， try to change the conversation， by saying， with good humor， “We shall hardly convince one another； nor is it necessary that we should， so let us talk of something else.”
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