The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-16
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4 The Great Chance.
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"While waiting for the great chance
do not neglect the regular chores.
SO many people are look 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 II per-
sistently followed would lead to
greater and more lasting achieve
ments than the one great coup.
Michael Angelo observed thu
"trifles make perfection and perfec-
tion is no trifle.' Success comes
from attention to detail; thought for
little things; doing little things SO
well that out of the many little things
well done " sure to come one 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-
gethG with care and precision. with
the end always in mind. While the
artist sees finished picture in ev-
cry stroke the sculptor finished I'M
age in every chip, and the architect
completed building in every line,
each stroke and each chip and each
line must count or the end viii be
disappointment.
NO man jumps into success at one
leap. No great invention has been
sudden thing. The Wrights worked
on flying machines years before they
flew. Henry Ford was a mechanic
before he was an automobile wizard.
He did not dream d Ford car; ne
worked 1t out And II took years.
Ii ID all very wen to keep yonr
head up hnt watch your step or you
viii stumble. Look out 40 sea once
in a while, but mind the compass
near at hand. Aim at the moon II
YOU will. but there's barn door
handy by to practice on. Dream big
things, but try your hand at little
ones first
The man who wears expensive
clothes, high hat, diamond as big
as a hens egg and watch chain that
would do honor to battleship may
look prosperous and cut a wide
swath, but If he neglects the razor
the nail file and the toothbrush, he
cant break into good society nor
make good impression at his bank
The banker wants consistency-atten-
tion to little things.
In the effort to get rich land who
doesn't aspire to wealth. 1t is better
TO Law foundation. as the masons
lay bricks, saving little by little, lay
Ing bv each week or each month
few dollars which, when they get to-
gether in the bank, will form the foun-
dation for great structure when the
time comes to build Your bank ac-
count will get you more than you
may appreciate and carry YOU a long
wav on lifes journey Mark the man
with a bank book-how easy 1t Is for
him to get credit
You can own a home in some plac-
es If YOU have saved hundred dol
lars; but you borrow trouble II YOU
do 1t that way Better save five
hundred first: for the proDosition OF
paying $25 a month. 500 OF which IS
interest, will not get you very far In
a year Better stick to little chores
until you get enough financial
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 things come your way the
habit of saving and thoroughness
will have been so fixed that the big
chance will be we'll done too While
you wait for the big chance, do not
neglect your regular chores es.-Ameri-
can Bankers Association