Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.
“Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.”
“It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.”