The Obligation To Express Gratitude

Knowing That Others Have Gone Through Similar Tragedies May Be A Help, But It Should Be Remembered That Every Tragedy Is Not Only Commonplace But Also Unique.

People, In Forming Their Opinions Of Others, Are Usually Lazy Enough To Go By Whatever Is Most Obvious Or Whatever Chance Remark They Happen To Hear. So The Best Policy Is To Dictate To Others The Opinion You Want Them To Have Of You.

A Small Wedding Is Not Necessarily One To Which Very Few People Are Invited. It Is One To Which The Person You Are Addressing Is Not Invited.

Like Language, A Code Of Manners Can Be Used With More Or Less Skill, For Laudable Or For Evil Purposes, To Express A Great Variety Of Ideas And Emotions. In Itself, It Carries No Moral Value, But Ignorance In Use Of This Tool Is Not A Sign Of Virtue.

Email Is Very Informal, A Memo. But I Find That Not Signing Off Or Not Having A Salutation Bothers Me.