DON’T BE SMALL MINDED
A broad, liberal-minded man is beloved by all, but a narrow, small minded man is an object of dislike.
You do not have to squander money to be considered broad minded, or be extravagant in your life and home. A man of that sort is drawing upon his future to use up in the present, and there is no greater folly than this.
In all your dealings with your fellow men, you must exhibit that trait of open mindedness that will draw men to you.
If you stick at trifles and refuse to concede a point to another he will avoid you in future dealings.
“Grab” is a good game, you say. Very well, “you shall not grab anything belonging to me,” and everybody says the same thing. So it will come to pass by and by that there will be nothing for you to grab.
Generosity within a man’s means is always a noble trait, and meets with the approbation of every man. But you must be wise in your generosity and not run into vain glory, or phariseeism—which is fancying that you are better than other men because you squander money. Others don’t think so, they call you “fool” behind your back.
A close-fisted, penurious man, a driver of hard bargains, is always a small man, and everybody is on the look out for a chance to beat him at his own game, and they generally do.
There are small men who will sell you large eggs by the pound, and small ones by the dozen. People find that out and go somewhere else to do their marketing.
In every hill of potatoes, there are some small ones—they did not grow with the others, and they are also cheaper than the others. In the human hill, the small men do not grow like the large ones, hence they are cheaper.
Do not be a small potato, be a large one and sell for more.