The World Needs Men
Illustration
by Charles Swindoll

THE WORLD NEEDS MEN...

  • who cannot be bought;
  • whose word is their bond;
  • who put character above wealth;
  • who possess opinions and a will;
  • who are larger than their vocations;
  • who do not hesitate to take chances;
  • who will make no compromise with wrong;
  • who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;
  • who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
  • who will not say they do it "because everybody else does it";
  • whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires;
  • who are true to their friends through good report and evil report, in adversity as well as in prosperity;
  • who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success;
  • who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular;
  • who can say "no" with emphasis, although all the rest of the world says "yes."
ChristianGlobe Networks, Inc., Living Above the Level of Mediocrity, by Charles Swindoll