This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...believe that a man in pecuniary difficulty, who might extricate himself by a night of fortunate gambling, would be most unwise in consenting to do so? It is so easy to be superficially honest, in the absence of any strong temptation to knavery, that a great many who are ingrained rascals have never yet suspected the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...believe that a man in pecuniary difficulty, who might extricate himself by a night of fortunate gambling, would be most unwise in consenting to do so? It is so easy to be superficially honest, in the absence of any strong temptation to knavery, that a great many who are ingrained rascals have never yet suspected the fact. A youth launches gaily and hopefully on the sea of active life, and sails smoothly on its placid bosom, impelled by gentle, favouring gales, unthinking of peril, and unsuspecting the neighbourhood of adversity--what can he learn from such a voyage? In the absence of danger, what is proved by his freedom from fear? Blest with abundance and ease, what merit is there in his refraining from deception and robbery? And thus it chanced that very much which passes current for honesty is only undeveloped or undetected knavery. "Integrity is the cornerstone of the character of the true man of business, in whose absence the whole edifice topples to its ruin. It is quite possible, nay, it is notorious, that dishonest men have acquired wealth by traffic; but they are exceptions to the general rule, and their success, hollow and unreal at best, was a consequence of some good quality they possessed, and not of their lack of the best quality of all. If twenty have succeeded out of one hundred merchants who have traded in any country, or in any particular block in some city, at least fifteen of them would prove, on a careful scrutiny, to have been more upright and conscientious than the great mass of their less fortunate rivals. Vainly shall a man hope to live and thrive by buying and selling, after his neighbours, his customers, have learned by sad experience that his word is not reliable; that his representations of the cost or quality of his wares ...
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