Do not express Joy before one sick or in pain
for that contrary Passion will aggravate his Misery.
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When a man does all he can though it Succeeds not well
blame not him that did it.
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Being to advise or reprehend any one,
consider whether it ought to be in publick or in Private;
presently, or at Some other time in what terms to do it
& in reproving Shew no Sign of Cholar
but do it with all Sweetness and Mildness.
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Take all Admonitions thankfully in what Time or Place Soever given
but afterwards not being culpable take a Time [&] Place
convenient to let him him know it that gave them.
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Wherein wherein you reprove Another be unblameable yourself;
for example is more prevalent than Precepts.
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Break not a Jest where none take pleasure in mirth Laugh not aloud,
nor at all without Occasion, deride no mans Misfortune,
tho' there Seem to be Some cause.
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When you deliver a matter do it without Passion & with Discretion,
howev[er] mean the Person be you do it too.
Failure may not be an option, but making mistakes along the way is inevitable. What does this mean for the manner in which our class operates?
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