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OUR     life has
been a sue-
cess," said an
individual to
an  old  and
prosperous
business man.
"To what do
you attribute
your success ?" "To an admonition
given me by my father, when a
boy, which 'Was this:
"'First, to attend strictly to my
own business. Second, to let other
people's business alone. Observing
this, I incurred no ill will by inter-
meddling with others, and I saved
my time for the development and
improvement of my own business."
Be very sparing of letters of
advice.' As a rule, you will have
enough to do to attend to your
own affairs, and as a general thing,
advice even when solicited is liable
to give offence.
If however, you are asked to -ive
an opinion, you may plainly state
it. Do not give it however as a
law, nor feel offended if your ad-
vice is disregarded.

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