The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-10-16
Talks on Thrift
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIA-
TION. SERIES OF 1915
No. 1.-THE GREAT CHANCl

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 to
see in the daily walks of life many
little chances, the little streaks Of
luck and the little strikes, which if
persistenly followed would lead to
greater and more lasting achieve
Michael Angelo observed that "tri-
files make perfection and perfection
is no trifle.' Success comes from
attention to detail; thought for lit
tie things; doing little things so
well that out of the many little
things we'll done is sure to come n
great thing-character.
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 i'm
age 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 disappointment.
No man jumps into success at one
leap. No great invention has been
a sudden thing. The Wrights work.
ed on flying machines years before
they flew. Henry Ford was a me-
chanic before he was an automobile
wizard. He did not dream a Ford
car; he worked it out. And it 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 com
pass near at hand. Aim at the
noon if you will but there's a barn
door handy to practice on. Dream
big things, but try your hand on lit
tie mes 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 a ~battleship
may look prosperous and cut a
wide swathe, but if he neglects the
razor, the nail file and the tooth
brush he can't break into good So
ciety nor make a good impression at
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STANDARDIZATION to little things.
In the effort to get rich (and who
doesn't aspire to wealthy it is bette
to lay a foundation, al the mason
lays bricks, saving little by little, lay
ing by each week or each month a
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
bank account will get you more
than you may appreciate and carry
you a long way on life's journey.
Mark the man with a bank book
how easy It IS for him to get credit:
You cal Cvn a home in some
place if you have saved a hundred
dollars; hat YOU borrow trouble if
YOU do it that way. Better save five
hundred first; for the proposition of
paying $25 a month, $40 of which is
interest, will not get you very far
in a year. Better stick to little
chores until you get enough finan-
cial strength to undertake a big
one.
Thrift in the last analysis consists
in attention to detail; in doing the
little things so well that by the time
the big thing comes your way the
harit Of saving ind thoroughn.s
will have been 50 fixed that the Zig
chance will be well done too. While
wait for the big chance do not
neglect your regular chores.-Ameri-
can Bankers Association.