Labour and victory : a book of examples for those who would learn / by Alexander H. Japp.

  • Alexander Hay Japp
Date:
[between 1880 and 1889]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Labour and victory : a book of examples for those who would learn / by Alexander H. Japp. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    himself. It is said he was very careful of his means; he early acquired the habit of taking care of the pence, knowing full well that the pounds would more readily take care of themselves. He indulged himself in few luxuries, and was utterly indifferent to the fllashness which only too many young men regard as one of the short cuts to success in busi- ness. His career shows that solidity and genuine self- respect are the surest passports to true commercial pros- perity. In this respect his character may be revealed by an anecdote. He was desirous to have a gold watch, but he did not gratify himself in the purchase of it with the first few pounds he had saved. He resolved to wait until he had put by a thousand pounds, and then the watch should be to him a sign and reminder of some- thing more than it could otherwise have been. That watch, we learn, was worn by him till the close of his life, and when his own hand became too feeble to wind it, he handed it to others to be wound in his presence. - But, amid all his business anxieties and efforts, he had time for thought of others. He became a teacher in Horton Lane Sunday School, and showed the same energy and determination there. The Sunday-school work diverted his thoughts and sympathies once a week into other channels, leading away from self and business, Godwards. In trying to teach others he was himself taught, and in becoming associated