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"He that by the plough would thrive,
"Himself must either hold or drive."
And again, "The eye of a matter will do more work than both his hands;" and again, "Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge;" and again, "Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open." Trusting too much to others care is the ruin of manys for, "In the affairs of this world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it." But a man's own care is profitable; for, "If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail, the shoe was loft; for want of a shoe the horse was lost and for want of a horse the rider was lost," being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add Frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, "Keep his nose all his life to the grind-stone, and
