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they are the words which belong to the noble and wise, — valuable asrich jewels. See, then, that you take them and lay them up in yourheart, and write them in your bowels. If God gives you life, with thesesame words will you teach your sons and daughters, if God shall giveyou them.—The second thing that I desire to say to you is, that I loveyou much, that you are my dear daughter. Remember that ninemonths I bore you in my womb, that you were bom and brought upin my arms. I placed you in your cradle, and in my lap, and with mymil k I nursed you. This I tell you, in order that you may know thatI and your father are the source of your being ; it is we who now in-struct you. See that you receive our words, and treasure them inyour breast.—Take care that your garments are such as are decentand proper; and observe that you do not adorn yourself with muchfinery, since this is a mark of vanity and of folly. As little becomingis it, that your dress should be very mean, dirty, or ragged ; since ragsare a mark of the low, and of those who are held in contempt. Letyour clothes be becoming and neat, that you may neither appear fan-tastic nor mean. When you speak, do not hurry your words fromuneasiness, but speak deliberately and calmly. Do not raise yourvoice very high, nor speak very low, but in a moderate tone. Neithermince, when you speak, nor when you salute, nor speak throughyour nose; but let your words be proper, of a good sound, and youTvoice gentle. Do not be nice in the choice of your words. In walk-ing, my daughter, see that you behave becomingly, neither goingwith haste, nor too slowly; since it is an evidence of being puffed up,to walk too slowly, and walking hastily causes a vicious habit of rest-lessness and instability. Therefore neither walk very fast, nor veryslow ; yet, when it shall be necessary to go with haste, do so, — in thisuse your discretion. And when you may be obliged to jump over a poolof water, do it with decency, that you may neither appear clumsy norlight. When you are in the street, do not carry your head much in-clined, or your body bent; nor as little go with your head very muchraised ; since it is a mark of ill breeding ; walk erect, and with yourhead slightly inclined. Do not have your mouth covered, or yourface, from shame, nor go looking like a near-sighted person, nor, onyour way, make fantastic movements with your feet. Walk throughthe street quietly, and with propriety. Another thing that you mustattend to, my daughter, is, that, when you are in the street, you donot go looking hither and thither, nor turning your head to look atthis and that; walk neither looking at the skies, nor on the ground.Do not look upon those whom you meet with the eyes of an offended