THRIFT AS A SOCIAL VIRTUE
"There will be unanimity of praise," said Lord Macgregoi Mitehell, "of the inculcating of thrift into the habits of the people. ! That is a big thing, but there is a bigger thing still. No person, in the cultivation of the virtue of thrift, should ever lose the power of spending money. Thrift is a means to an end, but if it is directed to the mere accumulation of wealth, that end is not wholly accomplished. If, however, with the capacity of saving is combined the power of spending properly, thrift, indeed, becomes a most potent power for the good of the world. There are three primary necessities in life," he eontinued, "a comfortable, sanitary home, good health, and good food. Will any individual venture to assert that he or she would he -acting with wisdom in sacrificing any of those necessities in order to hoard money when they could be happy from the wise use of the savings of thrift Vf.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 4
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