 | James Burgh - 1812 - 546 pages
...which is necessary to make the decline of life supportable. I have heard of a tradesman who, at his first setting out, opened and shut his shop every...weeks together, without selling goods to the value of one penny ; who, by the force of application for a course of years, raised at last a handsome fortune... | |
 | James Burgh - 1816 - 286 pages
...which is necessary to make the decline of life supportable. I have heard of a tradesman who, at his first setting out, opened and shut his shop every...weeks together, without selling goods to the value of one penny, who by the force of application for a course of years, raised at last a handsome fortune... | |
 | Shopkeeper, Robert Kemp Philp - 1853 - 264 pages
...practice had proved to be bad. In actual life, where there are so many different pursuits, and dilferent ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...weeks together, without selling goods to the value of one penny, who, by the force of application for a course of years, rose, at last, to a handsome fortune.... | |
 | Successful men - 1853 - 200 pages
...practice had proved to be bad. In actual life, where there are so many different pursuits, and different ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...weeks together, without selling goods to the value of a penny, who, by the force of application for a course of years, rose, at last, to a handsome fortune.... | |
 | 1853 - 888 pages
...practice had proved to be bad. In actual life, -where there are so many different pursuits, and different ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...of a merchant who, at first setting out, opened and slint his shop every day, for several weeks to- j getter, without selling goods to the value of a penny,... | |
 | Money - 1853 - 168 pages
...practice had proved to be bad. In actual life, where there are so many different pursuits, and different ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...execution of whatever plan is determined upon. Burgh mentions a merchant who, at first setting out, opened and shut his shop every day, for several weeks... | |
 | 1859 - 188 pages
...practice had proved to be bad. In actual life, where there are so many different pursuits, and different ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...together, •without selling goods to the value of one penny, who, by the- force of application for a course of years, rose at last to a handsome fortune.... | |
 | William Meynell Whittemore - 1863 - 202 pages
...hand, what will not a resolute, patient, and perpetual course of industry accomplish ? Burgh mentions a merchant, who, at first setting out, opened and shut his shop for several days together without selling goods to the value of a penny, but who, by the force of application... | |
 | Readings - 1866 - 196 pages
...practice had proved to be bad. In actual life, where there are so many different pursuits, and different ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...weeks together, without selling goods to the value of one penny, who, by the force of application for a course of years, rose at last to a handsome fortune.... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...practice had proved to be badIn actual life, where there are so many different pursuits, and different ways of doing the same thing, it means steadiness...together, without > selling goods to the value of one penny, who, by the force of application for a course of years, rose at last „ to a handsome fortune.... | |
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... Perseverance is the last of the business habits that we have to notice. It means the steady pursuit of a plan, whether good or bad ; but it would be very unwise to persevere in a plan which conscience or practice had proved to be bad. In actual life,... 
