The worst manners in the world are those of persons conscious "of being beneath their position, and trying to conceal it or make up for it by style." It takes courage for a young man to stand firmly erect while others are bowing and fawning for praise and power.

It takes courage to wear threadbare clothes while your comrades dress in broadcloth.

It takes courage to remain in honest poverty when others grow rich by fraud.

It takes courage to say "No" squarely when those around you say "Yes." It takes courage to do your duty in silence and obscurity while others prosper and grow famous although neglecting sacred obligations.

It takes courage to unmask your true self, to show your blemishes to a condemning world, and to pass for what you really are..