To refrain from gossip When others delight in it, To stand up for the absent person Who is being abused.

To live honestly Within your means, And not dishonestly On the means of others.

To be a REAL man or a TRUE woman, To hold fast to your ideals When it causes you To be looked upon As strange and peculiar.

To be talked about, And remain silent, When a word would justify you In the eyes of others, But which you dare not speak Because it would injure another.

To refuse to do something That is wrong Although everyone else May be doing it With attitudes as carefree As a summer song.

To live according To your own convictions, To deny yourself What you cannot afford. To love your neighbour As yourself!

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