Abigail Ray’s Reviews > Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation > Status Update

Use no reproachful language against anyone neither curse nor revival,

Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of any

In your apparel, be modest and endeavor to accommodate nature rather than to procure admiration

Take all admonitions, thankfully in what time or place soever given but afterwards not being culpable take a time and place convenient to let him know it that gave them.

Break no jest that are sharp biting and if you deliver anything, witty and pleasant abstain from laughing, thereat yourself.

Where you were prove another be unplayable yourself, for example, is more prevalent than precepts

submit your judgment to others with modesty

It is absurd to act the same with a clown and a prince

Being to advise or reprehend anyone consider whether it ought to be in public or in private presently or at some other time and what terms to do it and reproving show no sign of choler, but do it with all sweetness and mildness

Let your discourse with men of business, be short and comprehensive.
^ very good

In speaking to men of quality do not lean nor look them full in the face nor approach to near them at least keep a full pace from them
In writing or speaking, give to every person who is due title according to his degree in the custom of the place

In walking the highest place in most countries seems to be on the right hand, therefore place yourself on the left of him whom you desire to honor

It is good manners to prefer them to whom we speak before ourselves, especially if they be above us with whom and no sort we ought to begin

Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another, though he were your enemy

When you see a crime punished, you may be inwardly pleased, but always show pity to the suffering offender

If anyone come to speak to you while you were sitting stand up, though he be your inferior, and when you present seats, let it be to everyone according to his degree
^ ugh I wish I'd read this sooner

Shift not yourself in the sight of other others nor gnaw your nails

Shake not the head feet or legs roll not the eyes lift not one brow higher than the other wry not the mouth and bedew no man's face with your spittle by approaching two near him when you speak

Sleep not when others speak sit not when other stand speak not when you should hold your peace walk not on when other stop

At play and fire it's good manners to give place to the last comer and affect not to speak louder than ordinary

When you sit down, keep your feet firm and even without putting one on the other or crossing them