When Havelock was prosecuting his great march for the relief
of Lucknow, Sir James Outram was sent out to supersede him.
Poor Havelock, tho filled with bitter disappointment, was
ready to obey; but when Outram discovered what marvelous feats
the unyielding courage and determination of Havelock and his
brave men had accomplished, he refused to take the glory which
belonged to another, and insisted upon his brother officer
finishing the work and earning his glory, while he himself
served under him. So by requiring self-repression, courtesy may
become a positive virtue.--JAMES T. WHITE, “Character
Lessons.”
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See POWER IN SELF-REPRESSION.