Teach me to be obedient to the rules of the game;
Teach me to distinguish between sentiment and sentimentality, admiring the one and despising the other;
Teach me neither to proffer nor receive cheap praises;
If I am called upon to suffer let me be like a well-bred beast that goes away to suffer in silence;
Teach me to win, if I may; if I may not, then above all teach me to be a good loser;
Teach me neither to cry for the moon nor over spilt milk.
Source: The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, 1981
