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Thus through the conservation of friend- Book of ship in business we are gaining an education Business and evolving qualities.

My opinion is that women in the business world have been one of the chief factors for honesty, truth and efficiency. And the time is coming, and that soon, when if a woman does a man's work she will get a man's pay

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If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him. If he pays wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him, speak well of him, think well of him, stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man, I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of his time, but all of his time. I would give an undivided service or none. If put to a pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn and eternally disparage, why, resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content. But, I pray you, so long as you are a part of an institution, do not condemn it. Not that you will injure the institution-not that-but when you disparage the concern of which you are a part, you disparage yourself.

BAD BREAKS IN BUSINESS

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them, and Power flows to the man who knows how.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be
continually fearing you will make one

NOTICE that almost every
man who is the manager of
an office thinks that his
helpers have a monopoly
on stupidity

The real fact is, however,

the thing is very evenly distributed. It is one of the facts that we have to face. If our helpers were as smart as we are, or a little smarter-which we expect them to be-they would own the office and we would be hustling around delivering bundles, and taking their grump and grouch as a part of our duties.

It is no proof of a man's insight to hear him relate his sad tale of woe about the stupidity of his helpers and the inappreciation of the public. Everybody gets it where the millionaire's wife wears her pearls

There are firms who pride themselves on having such a perfect system that a crack out of the box can not occur; but one of the managers of a great mail-order housewhich has wonderful organization, by the way-told me this story the other day :

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