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Frankness is the art of saying things you honestly think exactly as you think them. To be Frank is to be naturally straightforward.

Look the other fellow in the Eye.

Just as a straight line is the shortest distance between two points, so is Frankness the only right course between all people. Because nothing is wasted. The Frank man is the only man worthy of trust.

Look the other fellow in the Eye.

Frankness between Employer and Employee, Frankness between a Man or a Woman, Frankness between yourself and the one who disagrees with you, is the only sensible way.

Look the other fellow in the Eye.

The beginning of mutual respect is trust. No satisfactory result in anything was ever achieved without Frankness.

Look the other fellow in the Eye.

Never think that Frankness is Impudence, nor crude Opinion. It is the face to face openness of Mind and Heart that challenges immediate acceptance of what you have to say as the uncoated Truth.

Look the other fellow in the Eye.

To-day, don’t hedge. Stand squarely on your own legs. Be Frank. And you will marvel at the ease with which other people will understand and respect you. Frankness, a very precious possession, is possible to all — save one, the Coward. You — start to put Frankness into use. Make it earn its board and lodging. Say out what you have to say — with Frankness.

Look the other fellow in the Eye.