HOW POOR BOYS BECOME SUCCESSFUL MEN.
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I ran across an interesting book call Barkham Burroughs’ Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information which was published in 1889. I am finding this to be a fascinating book covering a wide range of subjects, from Business to cooking. The first chapter I found was so intriguing I thought others would like to read it. Wise advice from almost one hundred twenty years ago that is still applicable today.
You want some good advice. Rise early. Be abstemious. Be frugal.
Attend to your own business and never trust it to another. Be not
afraid to work, and diligently, too, with your own hands. Treat every
one with civility and respect. Good manners insure success. Accomplish
what you undertake. Decide, then persevere. Diligence and industry
overcome all difficulties. Never be mean–rather give than take the
odd shilling. Never postpone till to-morrow what can be done to-day.
Never anticipate wealth from any source but labor. Honesty is not only
the best policy, but the only policy. Commence at the first round and
keep climbing. Make your word as good as your bond. Seek knowledge to
plan, enterprise to execute, honesty to govern all. Never overtrade.
Never give too large credit. Time is money. Reckon the hours of
the day as so many dollars, the minutes as so many cents. Make few
promises. Keep your secrets. Live within your income. Sobriety above
all things. Luck is a word that does not apply to a successful
man. Not too much caution–slow but sure is the thing. The highest
monuments are built piece by piece. Step by step we mount the
pyramids. Be bold–be resolute when the clouds gather, difficulties
are surmounted by opposition. Self-confidence, self-reliance is your
capital. Your conscience the best monitor. Never be over-sanguine,
but do not underrate your own abilities. Don’t be discouraged.
Ninety-nine may say no, the hundredth, yes: take off your coat: roll up your sleeves, don’t be afraid of manual labor! America is large enough for all–strike out for the west. The best letter of introduction is your own energy. Lean on yourself when you walk. Keep good company. Keep out of politics unless you are sure to win–you are never sure to win, so look out.
February 19th, 2008 at 11:42 am
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