2505. Be consistent in the avowal of principles. Do not deny to-day, that which you asserted yesterday. You may fancy that you gain favor by subserviency; but so far from gaining favor, you lose respect.
2506. Avoid falsehood. There can be found no higher virtue than that of truth.
2507. Be honest. Not only because "honesty is the best policy," but because it is a duty to God and to man.
2508. Avoid idleness—it is the parent of many evils. Can you pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," and not hear the reply, "Do thou this day thy daily duty?"
2509. Avoid telling idle tales, which is like firing arrows in the dark; you know not into whose heart they may fall.