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681. A kind heart, high birth, and manners that captivate princes, these are the qualifications of the ambassador.

682. A loving nature, a wise understanding, and skill in speech, these three are indispensable to the envoy.

683. Behold the man who undertaketh to speak before princes words that shall profit his master : he shall be a scholar among scholars.

684. Let that man go on embassies who possesseth intelligence and learning and a commanding presence.

685. Conciseness of speech, sweetness of tongue and a careful eschewing of all disagreeable language, these are the means by which the ambassador shall work his master's profit. Rh