MORAL COURAGE.
Have the courage to!,discharge.;,a debt while you have the moneyjin.your; pocket. • '- : ; ;y.''"''''''^Q''}'.'. t , t Have the couragei; to mind when it is Necessary ttf'doso, and hold your tonguejWhen it is'p^defitfo-' do so. ,' ■::,.,/■■ y Have the courage, .to ,speak,;toia; friend in a " holey" coat, Wfr $QUgh -• you are in company with* a rich; one,. and richly attired. ,'' ... - Have the courage to own''you are. poor, and thus disarm poverty of'the" sharpest Bting. ■•• ! -- :: '•/'. Have the courage to tell a>man. why you refuse to credit.,him, or why you will not lend him your money.. ■ .Have the courage to cut the ; most agreeable acquaintance you have wJsSS~ you are convinced that he lacksJLinciple. A friend should bear wito friend's infirmities, but not with his. vices. ,\ ; ■■.■'■;, Have the courage to shew your respect for honesty in whatever, guiseit appears, and your contempt for dishonesty and'duplicity by whomsoever exhibited. V Have the courage to wear your old clothes until you'can pay for:new ones. Have the courage to prefer.comfort and propriety to, fashion in allthings. Have the courage to acknowledge your ignorance rather than to seek for knowledge under false protences. Have the courage, in providing an entertainment for. your friends, not to exceed your means. Have the courage to insure the pro- ■ perty in your possession, and thereby pay your debts in full. Havo the courage to obey your Maker, at the risk of being ridiculed by man. ■ .. '
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1364, 27 April 1883, Page 2
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233MORAL COURAGE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1364, 27 April 1883, Page 2
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