Study good models for the purpose of making the best possible man out of yourself.
Develop your pride—not your vanity, conceit or egotism.
Be too proud to stoop to anything mean.
Associate with the best people. If among your companions there are those whose talk or conduct is vile, weed them out from your life.
I feel deeply on this point, and I repeat, WEED THEM OUT.
Cultivate the honesty which makes a man what he appears to be.
Don’t be a sham.
Be a reality—as earnest, powerful and fearless as is possible to your nature.
When defeat knocks you down, don’t lie there. As soon as you get your breath back, rise, brush the dust off, and go up against the enemy again.