Try to avoid all unnecessary fault finding and especially abstain from it at mealtimes. It tends to destroy the appetite, not only of the poor offender but all the rest of the family.

Give a pleasant greeting to all in the morning and at night and when meeting at the table.

Do not be stingy of kisses. It is better to put them at interest than to hoard them.

-The Old Farmers Almanac, 1882-