Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-01-03

pensiiits; his reputation for honesty, in.
dastry, frugalty and pnnctuaIity; Iii.
prospects, resources, supports, advania-
ges and disadvantages; his intentions and
motives of action, who are his good ol
bad qualities. You may learn a man.
good qualities and advantages fiom his
triends--his bad qualities and advantage,
from his enemies. Make due allowance
for exaggera.ion in both. Finally, ex-
am ire carefully before engaging in any
thing, and act with energy afterwards
Have the hundred eyes of Argus before.
hand, and the hundred hands of Briarius
afterwards. ..
Order and System in the management
of business must not be neglected.
Nothing contributes more to despatch
Have a place for every thing, and every
thing in lis place; time for every thing
and every thing in lis time. Do frs
what presses most, and having determin.
ed what is to be done, and how i, is tc
be done, lose no time in doing it. With.
out this method, all is hurry and confu-
sion, little or nothing is ACCOMPLISHED
and business is attended TO with ne,rhe,
pleasure or profit. " ". 5a"
A olite, affable dcporlmen, is recon-.
mended. Agreeable manners con,ribute
powerfully 10 a mans success T,ke
TWO men, possessing eoual ADVANTAGES in
every other respect, bu, let one be Gen.
tlemanly, kind, obliging and concilia,orv
in his manners; the other harsh. rud4
and disobligine, and the one will become
rich, where the other will starye. s1aJ
We are now n consider pow. -, r,or
,ant principle in The business of m,nex.
getting. namelv.-yudysty,,--perseyar. eyar.
inc. indecatigobIe a,o,,;o, 70 h,,s;,,.s
Perseyeripg DILIGENCE i tho pb;,,,.,
piers stone. which turns everv ,b;,r :, :,
gold. Constant. reoular. bab;,,,l and
ystamntic anpl;ca,io, ~ h,s;ness ,n,s,
in time if nro,er,v ,G.o,,o1 ...,,.,..
orea, res,ls Il m,s, l.,d 80 :.
with the Same cer,,;n,v tho, no,ar,, "a
lows !, IN. ,ra;, of ;J,o,oss a -,
tention, I, has been ,ruIv 70, Lsd
that he who follows his ,,nsemer,s a., p; i,
stead Of his business viii !, . - sbar, ba,
time have no bus;ness ~ r,llow ... ....., ..
The art Of money .s,y;,,,;s ., ;,,,,ou
tapt mar, Of The ort Of morey ,ai,, re,, ,nr
Wnbou, fruoali,v M ore can ho.o,na -,
rich: with i, tev would NO non, rh,.o
who consnme as fas, nc ,bey ,rod..o
are on The road to ruin. Az mos, of ,ba
poverty we meet with orows ou,of ;a,o
ness and ex,,avagarce so n,s, ,,n,o
fortunes have been the resu,t If b,b;,,,,
industry and rruyal;,v .Tbe ~, c,;.. -,
economy is as necessary in the exrena;
ture of time, as of money, They saw
that, if 1--WE take care of The nepce the
pounds will take care of themselves -
So, if we take care of the minutes. the
days will lake care of themselves
The acquisition of weal,h. demands
as much self.deniaI, and as many sacri.
fees Of present qualification. as ,be nrac-
lice of virtue itself Vice and novo.,,
proceed, in some degree, from The same
sources, namely-the ,Iisnon,;on IN sac.
rifice the future 10 the nresen,. the ina
bility to forego a small present nle,s,r.
for great future advantages.
Every large civ is filed with ,erso,s
who, in order To sunnort tho ,,ne,r,,.a
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