The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-18
THRIFT 7 TALK
THOUGHT FOR
LITTLE THINGS
SUCCESS COMES FROM ATTEN-
TlON TO LITTLE THINGS -
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR CHORES
WHILE WAITING FOR CHANCE.

while waiting for the great chance
do not neglect the regular chores"
SO many people are looking for a
big strike" a great opportunity, a
great streak of luck, that they fail 20
see in the daily walks OF life many
little chances, the little streaks of
luck, and the little strikes, which if
persistently followed would lead 20
greater and more lasting achievements
than the one great coup.
Michael Angelo observed that "tri-
les make perfection and perfection
is no trifle." Success comes from
attention to detail; thought for little
things; doing little things so we'll
that out of the many little things
well done is sure to come one great
thing-characte
A great painting is but the result
Of many little strokes; the great
statue, many little chips; the. great
building, many little bricks put TO-
gether with care and precision, with
the end always in mind. While the
artist sees a finished picture in every
stroke, the sculptor a finished image
in every chip, and the architect "A
completed building in every line, each
stroke and each chip and each line
must count or the end will be a dis
appointment.
No man jumps into a success at
one leap. No great invention has
been a sudden thing. The Wrights
worked on flying machines years be-
fore they flew. Henry Ford was a
mechanic before he was an automo-
bile wizard. He did not dream a
Ford car; he worked it out. And t
took years.
1t is all very well to keep your
head up, but watch your step, or you
will stumble. Look out to sea once
in a while, but mind the compass
near at hand. Aim at the moon if
you will, but there's a barn door
handy by to practice on. pream b!g
things, but try your hand at little
ones first.
The man who wears expensive
clothes, a high hat a diamond as
big as a hens egg and a watch
chain that would do honor to battle
ship, may look prosperous and cut a
wide swathe, but II he neglects the
razor the nail file and the tooth
brush, he cant break into good so
ciety, or make a good impression at
his bank. The banker wants con
sistency-attention to little things.
In the effort to get rich Cand who
doesn't aspire to wealth?) it is better
to lay foundation, as the mason
lays bricks, saving little by little, lay
ing by each week or each month q
few dollars which, when they get to-
gether in the bank, will form the
foundation for a great structure when
the time comes to build Your balk
account will get you more than you
may appreciate and carry you a long
way on life's journey. Mark the man
with bank book-how easy is it ior
him to get credit!
You can own a home in some places
II you have saved hundred dollars;
but you borrow trouble if you do it
that way. Better save five hundred
first; for the proposition Of paying S2j
a month. $40 OF which is intereS-,
VIII not get you very far in a year.
Better stick to little chores until YOU
get enough financial strength to m
dertake big one.
Thrift in the last analysis ns.sts
in attention to detail; in doing the
little things so well that by the time
the big thing comes your way, the
habit of saving and thoroughness will
have been so fixed that the big chance
will be well done, too. While you
wait for the big chance, do not neg
Iect your regular chores.