“A Real Man”

A real man never talks about what the world owes him, the happiness he deserves and the chance he ought to have, and all that. All he claims is the right to live and be a man.

A real man does not want pulls, tips and favors. He wants work and honest wages.

A real man is loyal to his friends and guards their reputation as his own.

A real man is dependable. His simple word is a good as his Bible oath.

A real man does a little more than he promises.

A real man does not want something for nothing, so the get-rich quick people cannot use him.

A real man always has excuses for others, never for himself. He is patient and charitable to them; to himself he is strict.

A real man is glad to live and not afraid to die.

A real man never hunts danger and never dodges it when he ought to meet it.

A real man’s love is like a dog’s, and that is saying a good deal.

A real man is — well, he is a real man — the finest, best, noblest, most refreshing thing to find on all the green earth, unless it be a real woman.

 -Author Unknown