TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE BUSINESS MAN.
Thou shalt not in any wise boast, brag, bounce, or bluster, or the wise man will hold thee in low esteem.
2. Thou shalt not permit thy wile to be living at the rate of a year when thy business is not yielding more than £199 ; nor shalt thou withhold from her the business information which, as a helpmate, she is entitled to receive.
3. Thou shalt not mock the unsuccessful man, for he may be richer in his poverty than thou art in thy boasted abundance. 4. Thou shalt not carry the counting house into the domestic circle, or in anywise spoil the children’s hour.
5. Thou shalt not hobnob with idle persons, encourage them, or approve their life. 6. Thou shalt not keep company with an unpunctual man, for he will certainly lead thee to carelessness and min.
7. Thou shall not forget that a servaut who can tell lies for thee may one day tell lies to thee. 8. As to hours of slumber and sleep, remember the good old rule ; Nature requires five, custom gives seven, laziness takes nine, and wickedness n.
9. Neither a borrower nor a lender be, but give where well bestowed right cheerfully. 10. Be honest in copper, and in gold thy honesty will be sure.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 429, 27 August 1908, Page 4
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220TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE BUSINESS MAN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 429, 27 August 1908, Page 4
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