Posted on 3rd April, 2014
"If you live according to what nature requires, you mill never be poor; if according to the notions of men, you will never be rich. This is especially detrimental to us, that we live, not according to the light of reason, but after the fashion set by others."
In every life there are deep ravines, gullies and torrents, which the rash man comes upon unexpectedly, attempts to leap, in his haste miscalculates and falls. The man with judgment antic-ipates the chasm and carefully builds a bridge upon which he crosses in perfect safety.
"How is it that some men live in abundance, and have something to spare, while others can scarcely obtain the necessaries of life, and at the same time run into debt?" asks Socrates, the great philosopher. ' The reason is," replied Isomachus, "because the former occupy themselves with their business, while the latter neglect it." "The young man should never hear any language but this: 'You have your own way to make, and it depends upon your own exertions whether you starve or not.' "
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