"Shake not the head, feet, or legs; roll not the eyes; lift not one eyebrow higher than the other, wry not the mouth, and bedew no man's face with your spittle by approaching too near him when you speak."
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
the man
As a young schoolboy in Virginia, George Washington took his first steps toward greatness by copying out by hand a list of 110 "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation." I like #12:
