An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. - Elbert Hubbard

Loyalty – a feeling or attitude of devoted attachment and affection.

Loyalty means always being reliable. If you are what some people call “a loyal person,” you are dependable. You keep your promises. You are honest, and you inspire confidence.

How can we be loyal in our relationships with other people? Relationships form the spiritual web of our lives, with crucial strands including family, friends and schoolmates. Our deepest values are often expressed through these essential bonds of loyalty.

Relationships can also be a training ground for loyalty. “Being human is an accomplishment like playing an instrument,” observed essayist Michael Ignatieff. “It takes practice.”

Life is set up to present the situations and experiences that can help us grow and mature. How does this happen? Sometimes, what we see in others is a reflection of something in ourselves. Perhaps the thing we most admire in another may be a quality we possess ourselves – and what most irritates us in others is also found in ourselves!

How is loyalty different from friendship? How is it the same as friendship? (There's a real difference. Look up both words in the dictionary.)


How do you feel when friends proves themselves loyal or faithful to you?


How are you at being a loyal and faithful friend?