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VII.
ALL-TIME FAVORITE SCRIPTURES,
POEMS, OR QUOTES
I have my favorite quotes and scriptures
and have included them here in the introduction
and also in the summary. Several of our
founding fathers, while they were still very
young men, penned codes of conduct. Here is
George Washington's
"CODE OF CIVILITY"
-–
written at the age of 16:
When your superiors talk to
anybody, hear them; neither speak nor
laugh. .. Speak not when others speak,
sit not when others stand, and walk not
when others stop...Let your discourse
with men of business be short and
comprehensive...Strive not with your
superiors in argument, but always
submit your judgement to others with
modesty...When
a
man does all he can,
though it succeeds not well, blame not
him that did it.
Show not yourself glad at the
misfortune of another, though he were
your enemy...Detract not from others,
but neither be
excessive in
commending...
If
two contend together,
take not the part of either
unconstrained, and be not obstinate in
your opinion.. .Reprehend not the
imperfection of others, for that belongs
to parents, masters, and superiors...Let
your recreations be manful, not sinful.
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