Thatismycharacteristic，though。Iamafirmfriendnevertheless，andtobedependedon。DonotforgetwhatIhavesaidnow，asIshallnotoftenrepeatthis。Remember，too，thathappinessinthisworlddependsontheinterestandesteemthatweinspire。
Idonotsaythistoeveryone，asitwouldbeimpossible，butjusttoacertainnumberoffriends。Itisimpossibletofindone’shappinessentirelyinone’sself，withoutbeinganegoist，andIdonotthinksobadlyofyouthatIimagineyoutobeone。
Amanwhomnoonecaresforiswretched，andthemanwhohasfriendsisafraidofgrievingthembybehavingbadly。AsPolytesays，allthisisforthesakeoflettingyouknowthatyoumustdoyourbesttobehavewell，ifyouwanttoprovetomethatyouarenotungratefulformyinterestinyou。Yououghttogetridofthebadhabitofboastingthatyouhaveadoptedthroughfrequentingyoungmenasfoolishasyourself。Dowhateveryourpositionandyourhealthallowyoutodo，providedthatyoudonotcompromisethehonourorthereputationofanyoneelse。
Idonotseethatayoungmaniscalledupontobeaschasteasanun。
Butkeepyourgoodorbadluckinyourloveaffairstoyourself。