The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-16
Business Success Its Secret.

|, Business Success Its Secret.
What is the secret of success i,
business? This question is aske,
by q young correspondent as grave
ly as if it could be answered b.
chapter and verse out Of some well
known text book. It may do hin
and others good, however, to discus
it q little. And first it is not ge
MUS All with such peculiar gift
make bad managers Of any business
and are too cratic for ordinary ex
ecutive purposes. And it is moi
high intellectual attainments. Few
scholarly men will lay aside thei,
devotion to letters for their OWL
sake, and follow the plodding course
by which success in business is to
be attained. And it hes not in the
force Of circumstances. Some who
might have otherwise been success
full in a clear course have doubtless
broken down in the face of peculiar
obstacles; but the man who can
bend circumstances and occasions
to his win can achieve his triumph
in spite Of adverse circumstances.
It is not luck. There is less happy
chance in success than is commonly
supposed. It is true that many
tempt their fate and escape as by a
miracle, but this can form no rule
Of life; success in business is obedi-
ent to a law that can be clearly and
distinctly traced throughout the
whole Of one's career. This law is
based on the principle that every
thing has its price, and they only
who are willing and able to pay il
can acquire that which they covet.
Some are unable through want Of
nerve, or failing health, or defective
judgment, or other mental or ply
sical defects, to succeed in the
struggle. But more who are able
fail because they are unwilling to
meet the cost. They seek the end:
but will not by patient, earnest self
denial employ the means. Present
qualification, some form of indul-
gence not consistent with the end
which has been proposed, offers a
temptation too strong for them to
resist Tomorrow they will begin
q sterner course; next week they
will turn over o new leaf with differ
ent reading on the diverse side; but
to-day let the hands be folded and
the old incumbrance remain. No
man is on the road to success who
has not already paid part Of the
price, and is not now holding out
TO fortune in full the next INSTALL
ment that is due. Many fancy they
are rendering the price, and wonder
that the ground does notgrow solid
beneath their feet. If they will look
,gaiu with a keener eye they will
zee that their hands are filed with
! counterfeit offering which will
never be accepted. The toiler may
deceive himself, but he can never
get the better of the principle.
Something for nothing is contrary
o the constitution OF things. Every
hing for its price is the universal
aw, but no bogus coin is taken in
his bargain. /
There is still another question Of
till greater importance. Is that
yreat measure of success which most |
'eople covet, worth the price at
which alone it can be recovered? |
s it not often, if not always, bought |
90 dearly, and at 4 sacrifice too
reat for its real value? And an
'ther Of even more practical import.
nee, is personal happiness at all
dependent on this measure of sue
ess9 We hold that happiness is
'ot dependent on outward circum-
tances. It is the outgrowth Of de-
irable moral character, and is built
t no sordid materials In truth
be enjoyments Of our present state
re more evenly distributed than
hey are willing to admit as applied
. their own case; this one fact alone
rowing the truth OF our assertion.
m Y. Journa, Of Commerce.
Now that the cool nights are
oming on, country people are
about fixing up their front
ates. They say there is no ;nae