When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Be ever on your guard what you say of anybody and to whom.
Let your character be kept up the very end, just as it began, and so be consistent.
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.