“begin to-morrow morning, every boy and girl, to be reliable and to keep at it until reliability becomes a part of you.”
- Source
- Character Building
- Date
- 1902
Meaning of “begin to-morrow morning, every boy and girl, to…”
Reliability is treated as a habit built by repeated dependable action, not a trait someone either permanently has or lacks.
Where does it come from?
Character Building, “Keeping Your Word,” Project Gutenberg #60484. Washington directs the advice to Tuskegee students in the context of promptness and keeping commitments.