Rules for Civility: 14-Year-Old George Washington’s 110 Commandments for Cultivating Character

/ 27 Jun 2013

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  1. Every Action done in Company, ought to be with Some Sign of Respect, to those that are Present.
  2. When in Company, put not your Hands to any Part of the Body, not usualy Discovered.
  3. Shew Nothing to your Freind that may affright him.
  4. In the Presence of Others Sing not to yourself with a humming Noise, nor Drum with your Fingers or Feet.
    —Brain Pickings.