When put to the test, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness

If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

(Get Out or Get in Line, 1928)

An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

An ounce of performance is worth more than a pound of preachment

Don't make excuses--make good.

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.