Economy: The Self-Denying Depositor and Prudent Paymaster at the Bank of Thrift (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Economy: The Self-Denying Depositor and Prudent Paymaster at the Bank of ThriftThis is an extreme case, but it is typical of the early frugality of thousands who have risen from poverty and ignorance to fame and fortune. Indeed, so common have youthful struggles with hardship been in America that an English tourist named birth in a log cabin and pinch ing poverty as necessary preparatives for future great ness here. Of course we all know that our country has passed the log-cabin stage in its development, but it still holds true, and always will, that a boy who is willing to deny himself in order to improve himself will rise in the world. He may not, like Moran, become a successful exhibitor in the galleries of London and Paris, associate of the National Academy, and member of the American Water Color Society and of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts but, in his own sphere and in his own way, he is sure to grow into a larger life because of his sacrifices.I will give five pounds toward the expenses of the city mission, said a Scotchman, without solicitation, to a clergyman whom he met on the street.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.