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.