Chapter VI Of the Moral Observances in Conversation
Goodness, moderation and decorum—these are the motto and the soul of moral propriety in conversation.
A solicitude to be always agreeable and obliging; of observing a proper medium in everything; of respecting the rights of others, even in the most trifling things; susceptibility for every thing which is connected with delicacy, piety, and modesty—all these qualities which belong to politeness, are included in these expressive words; goodness, moderation, decorum.