Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. — Meditations, Book III

My Take – It’s not uncommon for me to have an opportunity to get ahead, or make a bit of money, or make my life easier if I would only cheat someone else or break one of my personal taboos.  Being able to look at my face in the mirror every morning means that I don’t take advantage of them. Basically, I try to not do anything that I wouldn’t want my wife, kids, or grandmother to know about.  My wife, because I don’t want to betray her trust, my kids, because I don’t want to lose their respect, and my grandmother, because I’ve seen her stare down my 6’6″, 250 pound outlaw Viking of a cousin without even having to raise an eyebrow.  Seriously, that woman was like a ninja with a wooden spoon.