36 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



We cannot change the times in which we live, but a great deal 

 of good will come out of trying to adjust ourselves to them and to 

 do the best we can. 



In order to be successful in life, you must make the best pos- 

 sible use of opportunities as they present themselves. Work, play 

 and have consideration for others. 



BRAIN WORK PLUS HAND WORK 



John Ruskin said: "It is only by labor that thought can be 

 made healthy, and only by thought that labor can be made happy; 

 the two cannot be separated with impnuity." 



In no other line of business has a man a better chance to love 

 his work than in the case of the florist. In growing and selling 

 flowers the retail grower in particular can directly and indirectly 

 cause a whole lot of happiness. The man with a neat establishment 

 who depends on a local trade is indeed "King Bee." He may imagine 

 he has worries, but they are nothing compared with those of men in 

 other lines of business, who, due to the nature of their work, actually 

 hate it. Many of them have no chance to get the least bit of pleasure 

 out of their daily toil. They may even acquire a fortune and yet 

 not get anywhere near out of life what the florist in moderate cir- 

 cumstances is able to, day by day. That, after all counts for most 

 to make of each day the best you can, to enjoy your work, to take an 

 interest in your business and all that is connected with it. Act on 

 the square in your town and government, have things cheerful at 

 home, be a companion to your boy or girl, read good books and 

 help others. What more can any one do? And where is the florist 

 who cannot practice these things? 



If you do practice them, you will be truly successful. 



