CHARACTER COUNTS!SM in Montgomery County

Featured Character Trait

Dec 07, 2005

TRUSTWORTHINESS
Definition: Be honest ?• Don?’t deceive, cheat or steal ?• Be reliable ?— do what you say you?’ll do ?• Have the courage to do the right thing ?• Build a good reputation ?• Be loyal ?— stand by your family, friends and country.
Quotes: "The truth is not always the same as the majority decision."
?— Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), religious leader (b. 1920)
"The pursuit of truth will set you free ?— even if you never catch up with it."? 
?— Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (1857-1938)
?“When all else fails, tell the truth.''? 
?— Donald T. Regan, (1918-2003)
?“A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.?”? 
?— Edgar J. Mohn
Suggested Reading: Children: Berenstain Bears and the Truth by S. Berenstain
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by V. Burton
Some Friend! by C. Carrick
Teen: My Brother Sam is Dead by J. Collier
Adult: Trust: The One Thing That Makes or Breaks a Leader by: Les T. Csorba