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a) pick up a book which is the closest to you at the moment
b) open page 123
c) find the third sentence
d) post it in your Live Journal (plus the instructions)
e) don't choose the book, just pick up the one closest to you
"Although he should act virtuously if he can, and always appear to do so, it is more important for him to adapt quickly to changing circumstances."
It's an example of a summary of an excerpt of The Prince in the fourth edition Writing from Sources by Brenda Spatt, my favoriteist writing textbook in the whole world.