4. If entertainment is being provided, don't keep up a steady conversation; it's the wrong time to show off your wit.
5. Music at a banquet where wine is served is like a ruby set in gold.
6. Good music and good wine — an emerald set in gold.
7. If you are young, don't speak unless you have to, but never more than twice, and only if someone speaks to you first.
8. Come to the point and say it all in a few words. Show that you are well-informed, but stay quiet.