As he was about to leave the building, he discovered an error. He
returned to the paying teller. He said: "I think you have made a mistake
in paying me." The cashier stood there, by chance. "No, sir," said he,
"we never make mistakes!" "But," said the gentleman, "you gave me
twenty dollars too much money!" "_No, sir!_" thundered the cashier, "we
_never_ make mistakes!" Not for twenty dollars in cash would that banker
admit that the establishment with which he was connected ever made a
mistake. And you can be assured that
SUCH A SPARTAN SPIRIT WEEDS OUT
most of the ordinary blunders of business. Now if this great rich banker
could not afford to indulge in mistakes, how much less can you, who have
your whole fortune to make, be anything less than strictly accurate in
all your operations? Study the spirit of that banker's answer. Imitate
his horror of an error. He must have had good reasons for that feeling.
A HOMELY EXAMPLE.
A customer comes in from the country. He says: "I have brought a load of
wheat to town to-day--about fifty bushel I should guess. I'll be in
after noon and settle my account with you.
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