Tuesday 22 March 2016

Grandmother Percy's Puzzle



In 1922 George Washington Carver wrote this letter to the graduating class of the Tuskegee Institute: “I hope . . . that each [of you] will rise to the full height of your possibilities, which means the possession of these eight cardinal virtues which constitutes a lady or a gentleman. 1st. Be clean both inside and out. 2nd. Who neither looks up to the rich or down on the poor. 3rd. Who loses, if needs be, without squealing. 4th. Who wins without bragging. 5th. Who is always considerate of women, children and old people. 6th. Who is too brave to lie. 7th. Who is too generous to cheat. 8th. Who takes his share of the world and lets other people have theirs. May God help you to carry out these eight cardinal virtues and peace and prosperity to yours through life. Lovingly yours, G. W. Carver."

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