Letters from a self made merchant to his son
1. Don't mix pleasure with business. Don't date or be romantically interested in anyone you meet through work. 2. People who want to reach work late and leave as early as possible aren't 100% committed to the job and will cut corners wherever they can. 3. You have to learn to work under other people. "There isn't any such thing as being your own boss in this world, unless you're a tramp, and then there's the constable" 4. When you're in the right you can afford to keep your temper and when you're in the wrong, you can't afford to lose it. 5. One can't judge people who they are sentimentally attached with rationally 6. There's no easier way to cure foolishness than to give the man a chance to be foolish 7. Men and women aren't great judges of character when it comes to choosing a life partner. Its wise to get them prospected by your parents 8.Most people don't work to their full potential. They get satisfied too easil...