His creed was: "If you can't say something nice and pleasant, don't say anything at all." When someone spoke to him, he smiled automatically, while continuously nodding his head as if in agreement with whatever was being said. In his social life, he rarely said no to an invitation and generally could be expected to go along with the crowd. Consequently, his friends developed a habit of informing him of their plans assuming that he would be his agreeable self-which he always was.
Cuando alguien hablaba con él, él ha sonreído automáticamente, continuamente asintiendo con la cabeza, como si en el consentimiento con que se diga. En su vida pública él hablaba raramente no a la invitación y en general, como podían esperar, consentirá con la muchedumbre. Por consiguiente, sus amigos desarrollaban la costumbre de la información a ello de sus planes que suponen que él será agradable self—which, por que él siempre era.