101 years ago today, George Washington Carver wrote a list of Eight Cardinal Virtues (from a letter to the senior class he taught, dated Jan. 9, 1922):
- Be clean both inside and out.
- Neither look up to the rich nor down on the poor.
- Lose, if need be, without squealing.
- Win without bragging.
- Always be considerate of women, children, and older people.
- Be too brave to lie.
- Be too generous to cheat.
- Take your share of the world and let others take theirs.
The Pillar and Ground of Truth 