Orison Swett Marden 
Young Man Entering Business 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Not only must he study himself and his capabilities, seek his proper line of work, and make a choice life-long in its effect, but he must also study the mistakes of his predecessors and competitors. To the inexperienced youth this is so complex a task that too often he avoids it, and strikes out with his own untried and ill-formed plans, only to meet with disaster.