You remember that in September I mentioned Robert Baden-Powell, the British general who started Scouting a long time ago. He had a lot of good advice for Scouts, and now I'd like to read what he had to say about honesty.
He said, "Honesty is a form of honor. An honorable man can be trusted with any amount of valuables with the certainty that he will not steal them. Cheating at any time is a sneaking, underhanded thing to do. "
"When you feel inclined to cheat in order to win a game or feel distressed when a game in which you are playing is going against you, just say to yourself, "After all, it is only a game. It won't kill me if I do lose. One can't always win though I will stick to it in case of a chance coming. "
"If you keep your head in this way, you will very often find that you win after all from not being over-anxious or despairing. And don't forget, whenever you do lose a game, if you are a true Scout, you will at once cheer the winning team or shake hands with and congratulate the fellow who has beaten you. "