COURAGE IN EVERY-DAY LIFE.
By M. Wood
“MORAL COURAGE,” printed in large letters, was put as the heading of the following items, and placed in a conspicuous place on a systematic merchant’s door for constant reference. Have the courage to discharge a debt while you have the money in your pocket. Have the courage to speak your mind when it is necessary that you should do so, and hold your tongue when it is prudent that you should do so. Have the courage to speak to a friend in a “seedy” coat, even though you are in company with a rich one, and richly attired. Have the courage to own you are poor, and thus disarm poverty of its sharpest sting. Have the courage to say no when you are tempted. Have the courage to tell a man why you will not lend him your money. Have the courage to cut the most agreeable acquaintance you have when you are convinced that he lacks principle. Have the courage to show your respect for honesty in whatever guise it appears. Have the courage to wear your old clothes until you can pay for new ones. Have the courage to acknowledge your ignorance, rather than to seek for knowledge under false pretenses. Have the courage, in providing an entertainment for your friends, not to exceed your means. Have the courage to obey your Maker, at the risk of being ridiculed by man. Have the courage to obey God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. I clip the above, with a slight variation, from the Glad Tidings. M. Wood.