“ Virtue, which means honour, honesty, courage, and all that makes character, is the red thread that marks a good man wherever he is. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Jo's Boys (1886). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
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| Source | Jo's Boys |
| Topic | honesty courage |
| Date | 1886 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3499/3499-h/3499-h.htm |
Context
“for you don't need much advice of mine after my good man has spoken. I read somewhere that every inch of rope used in the British Navy has a strand of red in it, so that wherever a bit of it is found it is known. That is the text of my little sermon to you. Virtue, which means honour, honesty, courage, and all that makes character, is the red thread that marks a good man wherever he is. Keep that always and everywhere, so that even if wrecked by misfortune, that sign shall still be found and recognized. Yours is a rough life, and your mates not all we could wish, but you can be a gentleman in the true sense of the word;”
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