Politeness Goes Far, Yet Costs Nothing.

Home Is The First And Most Important School Of Character. It Is There That Every Human Being Receives His Best Moral Training, Or His Worst; For It Is There That He Imbibes Those Principles Of Conduct Which Endure Through Manhood, And Cease Only With Life.

Thus The Brave And Aspiring Life Of One Man Lights A Flame In The Minds Of Others Of Like Faculties And Impulse; And Where There Is Equally Vigorous Effort, Like Distinction And Success Will Almost Surely Follow. Thus The Chain Of Example Is Carried Down Through Time In An Endless Succession Of Links--admiration Exciting Imitation, And Perpetuating The True Aristocracy Of Genius.

The Work Of Many Of The Greatest Men, Inspired By Duty, Has Been Done Amidst Suffering And Trial And Difficulty. They Have Struggled Against The Tide, And Reached The Shore Exhausted.

The Crown And Glory Of Life Is Character. It Is The Noblest Possession Of A Man, Constituting A Rank In Itself, And An Estate In The General Good-will; Dignifying Every Station, And Exalting Every Position In Society. It Exercises A Greater Power Than Wealth, And Secures All The Honor Without The Jealousies Of Fame. It Carries With It An Influence Which Always Tell; For It Is The Result Of Proved Honor, Rectitude, And Consistency-qualities Which, Perhaps More Than Any Other, Command The General Confidence And Respect Of Mankind.

Many Are The Lives Of Men Unwritten, Which Have Nevertheless As Powerfully Influenced Civilization And Progress As The More Fortunate Great Whose Names Are Recorded In Biography. Even The Humblest Person, Who Sets Before His Fellows An Example Of Industry, Sobriety, And Upright Honesty Of Purpose In Life, Has A Present As Well As A Future Influence Upon The Well-being Of His Country; For His Life And Character Pass Unconsciously Into The Lives Of Others, And Propagate Good Example For All Time To Come.