Twelve Business Maxims

The president of the London chamber of commerce gives twelve maxims which he has tested through years of business experience, and which he recommends as tending to ensure success: 1- Have a deflnite aim. 2- Go straight for it 3- Master all details. 4 - Always know more than you are expected to know. 5 - Remember that difflculties are only made to overeóme. 6 - Treat failures as stepping stones to further effort. 7 - Never put your hand out farther than you can draw it back. 8 - At times be bold; always prudent. 9 - The minority often beats the majority in the end. 10 - Make good use of other men's brains. 11. - Listen well; answer cautiously; decide promptly 12 - Preserve, by all means in your power, "a sound mind in a sounc body."