THRIFT.

BY

SAMUEL SMILES,

AUTHOR OF 'CHARACTER,' 'SELF-HELP,' ETC.

"Be thrifty, but not covetous: therefore give
Thy need, thine honour, and thy friend his due.
Never was scraper brave man. Get to live,
Then live, and use it: else it is not true

That thou hast gotten. Surely use alone
Makes money not a contemptible stone.'
GEORGE HERBERT.

"To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile,
Assiduous wait upon her;
And gather gear by ev'ry wile
That's justify'd by Honour:
Not for to hide it in a hedge,
Nor for a train attendant;
But for the glorious privilege
Of being Independent."

OF THE

ROBERT BUrns.