Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03

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execute bad plans, or with no plans what
ever Others have good plans fail thro'
| idenesS, or bad habits. AlFSuccess is the
legitimate result Of means used You are
all to succeed just in proportion and ao-
corChng to the means you make use Of
for success. What some of the most i'm
portant means are, | shall endeavor to
point out to YOU in this lecture.
Says one, " am so unfortunate Luck
always runs against ne, and in favor of
my negbbor. Mr., Worthy is getting
rich, and is always at ease, while | am al
ways at work, yet poor Young men,
do not believe it to be chance or fortune.
1t IS nothing of the kind Mr.. Worthy's
, brain directs wisely the labor Of his hands,
and plenty is the result, while the ppfor-
inmate works with his hands almost with
out method to-day and no definite plans
for tomorrow.
SECRET OF SUCCESS.
Success is no mere luck or freak of for
tune. l believe more m pluck than l do
in luck
Gentlemen if you are not succeeding as
well as you wish, do not deceive Yourself
by calling it luck, but rather examine
carefully the means you are EMPLOYING
Perhaps your location is unfavorable, per
haps you are an hour late in getting to
business and an hour early in quitting il.
Perhaps you are out sporting too much
Perhaps YOU are unpleasant and disagree
able to your patrons, which leads them to
quit you for those who are more agreeable.
If YOU are a lawyer YOU lost an important
suit through want Of preparation or
knowledge Of the law, which with better
habits and closer application you might
have gained. If a physician your I'M
pleasant manners added to ignorance of the
profession prevents the second call. If
you are merchant remember that GUS
toner once cheated, sharped or rudely
treated goes elsewhere next time. What
ever the trade or profession, remember that
your ultimate success is not so much de-
pendent upon the number of new cuSto-
mers you get each day or year, as success
IN retaining all Of the old ones, for sup
pose you get by false advertising, attrac-
tive show cases, or any other extraordina-
| ry means tlrenty new ones each dav but
in some way disgust each one of them so
that they never come again. At the end
Of the year you have not single regular
customer, but upon the other hand if you
get but one new one each day, and
retain it at the end of the wear YOU
have three hundred and sixty-hve, and
each day and year brings you an increase
Of business and success. The quack with
twenty new customers is finally found out
and gets nobody, fails F.; and in the estima-
ton of himself and friends is a very I'M
fortunate man while the other is regarded
! lucky, which be really is in making pp
Of legitimate means for success. A thor
ough knowledge of your business, cIosea p-
pIlcation to 1t, with good habits, strict in
tegrlty, and true gentlemanIy deport
ment, will Danish all the!ill luckyfools ev-
er dreamed Of Persey ering effort will do
much toward making up deficiency in nat
ural ability, 1t is not the student who
nom has the finest ability Or the best bust
ness qualification, who is to have the larg-
est success through life but to him who
all the way through, adheres most firmly
to the greatest number of the elements of
success. The most backward and awk-
ward young man present, with the great
est industry and largest merit, may in
ten years be the hero of US all. He who
now has the brightest prospects, may then
walk mid deepest gloom. The gloomy
young man of to-day, may then be point
ed to as the brightest example of success.
Our habits may be said to be mirror
that reflects our true image to the world.
They form the index to our character. If
we are in the habit of lying we are known
as liars of stealing, thieves; of robbing,
robbers. Since we look to the world for
our success, as reward of merit, it is all
Important that we place before it a good
record. Some having bad record, seek
to conceal it by false index, but remem-
Der some will read our book through,
when our false index only adds another
disgraceful phase to our true character
DO not under any circumstances pretend
to be that which you are not False pre-
fences disgrace the want of merit. Foster
no habits you would conceal. Strive to
acquire all you would feign.
HONESTY.
In all things be strictly honest, leaving
out the question, religions or legal obliga-
ton to be so, Conclusive as they are, no
man can afford to be dishonest. What
ever is obtained by dishonest or unscrupu-
lous means, whether of position or wealth
is curse. He who steals dollar, steals
curse to the amount Of dollar. How
ever large the amount, curse comes with
it, to more than counterbslance the good.
| sometimes hear persons say that strict
honesty and truthfulness is impracticable
in trade. That everybody cheats hence,
in order to thrive against them, l must
l cheat /; is the defense. This is fearful