Decorum does one dignity
More than life guard its purity.
Virtues of conduct all excel;
The soul aid should be guarded well.
Good conduct shows good family
Low manners mark anomaly.
Readers recall forgotten lore,
But conduct lost returns no more.
The envious prosper but ill
The ill-behaved sinks lower still.
The firm from virtue falter not
They know the ills of evil thought.
Conduct good ennobles man
Bad conduct entails disgrace mean.
Good conduct sows seeds of blessings
Bad conduct endless evil brings.
Foul words will never fall from lips
Of righteous men even by slips.
Though read much they are ignorant
Whose life is not world-accordant.
GOOD DECORUM
