Chapter 10: School's Goodbye

Speaker: Lord Eustace Percy (former Education Minister); audience: school-leaving students. He speaks about how to succeed in life and be a good human being and citizen.

The wrong notion is that education is finished once they leave school. But to succeed in any trade or profession one must keep learning.

Choose carefully, avoiding occupations that lead nowhere; aim at work with a happy future. If forced to take a short-term job, find a better one to your liking soon. In doubt, seek advice from your teachers.

Smoking, drinking, gambling, idling and bad company prevent success. Good health is most essential — kept by cleanliness, fresh air, regular habits and recreation. Avoid smoking and drink (smoking stunts the body and clouds the brain; drink is the deadly enemy of health).

Character is the priceless possession. Keep it sound by being truthful, considerate, fair to rivals, kind to the weak, and courageous for what is good. Avoid gambling.

Spend leisure with interesting hobbies, good books and good company (avoid idling). One becomes an asset to the nation with a sound mind in a sound body, good character, courteous manners and loyalty to the nation.

Smoking stunts the body and clouds the brain. Drink is the deadly enemy of health and efficiency because it ruins both body and mind. Character is priceless because once lost it cannot be regained and it decides one's true worth.

Continue learning by: self-study, reading books, courses, learning from experience/teachers. Matching — beware of = be on guard ; untarnished = without spot ; stunt = stop growth ; considerate = polite/thoughtful.

Keep learning, stay healthy, maintain good character and serve the nation to be a real success.

Because success in any profession needs continuous learning; education never really ends.

Smoking and drinking.

Because once lost it cannot be regained; it decides a person's real worth.

With good hobbies, good books and good company — not idling.

Continue learning after school; choose a profession carefully and seek teachers' advice; keep good health by clean living and avoiding smoking and drink; build a strong, truthful and kind character; avoid gambling; save for hard times; spend leisure well; and be loyal to the nation — thus becoming a good citizen and a real success.

By cleanliness, fresh air, regular habits, suitable recreation and avoiding smoking and drink. Good health is important because success in life depends largely on a fit body and a clear mind.

A sound mind in a sound body, good character, courteous manners, truthfulness, kindness to the weak, courage for what is good, and loyalty to the duties and ideals of the nation.

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rivals.