You must never allow yourself, _without previous preparation_, to play those pieces of music in company, in which an elegant mode of execution is all-important; otherwise, you will be taken by surprise by unexpected difficulties.

You must always pay special attention to the fundamental tones, even if there should be imperfections elsewhere.

Where one fault is less important than another, of two evils choose the least.

You have been playing now for six or eight years: are you repaid for the trouble, if it only enables you to prepare embarrassments for others?
You are not willing to play easy, insignificant pieces; and such pieces as you choose require industry, earnestness, and perseverance.
* * * * * Young ladies, it is easy to discover the character of a person from his manner of standing, walking, moving, and speaking, from the way he bows, puts on and takes off his hat, or the arrangements of the household; and we seldom are in error about it.

It is also possible to infer beforehand how you will play and what sort of a performance you will give, from the manner in which you take your seat at the piano.