That’s a very interesting point.
What do you do in private because it’s the right thing to do, simply because it’s the right thing to do, tells a lot about a person’s character.
honor is a gift a man gives himself.
My G-mother used to say “... always act like I am watching you.”
... that worked for my three sons also.
Interesting, indeed. I’ve also heard . . .
“What you do when nobody is looking.” Sometimes, I’m tempted to the lazy, inconsiderate course of action, but I remember those words.
OTOH, I’m a bit of a nonconformist, often in ridiculous ways and sometimes just don’t want to behave. Pretty childish. And, at my age, supernaturally so.