Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-08-16
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
Written for the Fireside Friendl

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Theerrors of every mans life are more
than he can answer for; and there is
more in the world for every man to do
for himself than he is capable of ac-
eomplishiog in lifetime
If man is anxious aud truly ambi-
tious to get along in the world, the
great lesson for him to learn, in the
commencement Of his career, is to mind
his own business. To seek for him
self some honorable and legitimate
calling, or occupation, and to make
the best use Of his time In faithfully
following it. Such men rarely fail,
and, with them, worldly prosperity Is
not only certain but sure.
One great secret of a mans Ill suc-
cess in life is a failure or negligence to
attend to his own affairs. He wastes
50 much valuable time in seeking to
find flaws in the lives and characters
oil his neighbors that he, unconsciously,
suffers his own concerns to 90 to ruin.
Even with good intent, it is no mans
business to be praying into other peo-
pies affairs. 1t is profitless and
thankless undertaking; and he who
engages in 1t, renders himself both Of
fensive and ridiculous. Men, as a
rule, prefer to be let alone in the man
agement of their business, and if they
wish for counsel or aid, they are not
generally bashful nor backward about
asking for 1t, and they prefer to do SO
rather than TO have such assistance
gratuitously volunteered.
All people have their defects and
impertections, for. to be human is to be
fiallible, and the less there Is said about
them, the bettcl for society, so long as
they have no injurious inhueuce upon
the lives of other people and, if every
man would strive to know himself, to
seek out bis own faiIings and cndeavor
to mend them, with half the zeal with
which he goes to work to find flaws in
the habits and characters Of others, he
would do more to create worthy, social
reforms, aud to redne and elevate So
ciety than all the intermeddling AMI
fau!t-fnding he could do with others in
a life>time.
All accountable beings are more or
less enyous, selfish, covetous and un-
grateful; many may not openly exhibit
these odious attributes, but they have
them all down deep in taeir human
nature, nevertheless, and from time to
time, they feel and exhibit their in6--
ence and their power.
If one, then, would get along in the
world, would hope to win prosperity,
friends aud fortune, would hope to make
for himself proud aud enyiable name
and fair fame and worthy reputation,
let HIM mind his own business, let him
concentrate all his powers and his
whole energy upon his work. and with
strong hands and an active mind, push
forward to the successful accompish-
mont of all his undertakings Let him
live and so far as he is able, fact In
dependently of others, aud let his aims
be lofty, and his opinions be unbiased
by all conflicting ideas that tend to
lessen his usefulness or power for good
in the world. Let him meddle with no
mans business concerns, save in con-
nection with the faithful performance
Of his own, aud he will prosper and be
respected and esteemed, where huu~
dreds of others fail, simply because
he minded has oWa business.
Busy not yourselves, then, in search
ing for errors in other m"n's lives, for
YOU cannot afford to waste your time,
your powers, and your best opportu-
mites in such useless aud proftless
undertaking. 1t is Of greater concern
to man to mend one little fault of
his own, to overcome one error and
correct one failing, than to seek out and
expose hundred in the life and chars
acter of his neighbor--for the error j
of every mans life are more than he
can answer for, and there is more ia
he world for him to DO for himself,
.han he is c. able f accomplishing in
lifetime.
Eugeael