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There you have two exceptions to the general conscience which we have to bow down to. It's a sort of credit system. In itself it's nothing, but it is worth something in public opinion. It's been said that a good reputation is more valuable than a golden belt. THERE YOU HAVE TWO EXCEPTIONS TO THE GENERAL CONSCIENCE WHICH WE HAVE TO BOW DOWN TO IT'S A SORT OF CREDIT SYSTEM IN ITSELF IT'S NOTHING BUT IT IS WORTH SOMETHING IN PUBLIC OPINION IT'S BEEN SAID THAT A GOOD REPUTATION IS MORE VALUABLE THAN A GOLDEN BELT
his nonsense is that there are few professions honestly practised or few honest people in their professions. HIM: Right, there aren't any. But, on the other hand, few of them are rascals outside their own shops, and everything would go well enough if there weren't a certain number of people whom we call diligent and accurate, who carry out their duties rigorously and strictly, or, what amounts to the same thing, who are always in their shops busy with their trade from morning to evening, doing nothing else. In addition, they're the only ones who get rich and respected. ME: Because of idioms. HIM: That's it. I see you've understood what I've been saying. All right, one idiom in almost every profession--for there are idioms common to all countries and all times, just as there are common ways of being foolish--a common idiom is to acquire for oneself the largest number of customers as possible. A common stupidity is to believe that the person who has the most customers is the most expert.  CAN SEE CLEARLY FROM ALL THIS NONSENSE IS THAT THERE ARE FEW PROFESSIONS HONESTLY PRACTISED OR FEW HONEST PEOPLE IN THEIR PROFESSIONS HIM RIGHT THERE AREN'T ANY BUT ON THE OTHER HAND FEW OF THEM ARE RASCALS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN SHOPS AND EVERYTHING WOULD GO WELL ENOUGH IF THERE WEREN'T A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHOM WE CALL DILIGENT AND ACCURATE WHO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES RIGOROUSLY AND STRICTLY OR WHAT AMOUNTS TO THE SAME THING WE'RE ALWAYS IN THEIR SHOPS BUSY WITH THEIR TRADE FROM MORNING TO EVENING DOING NOTHING ELSE IN ADDITION THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO GET RICH AND RESPECTED ME BECAUSE OF IDIOMS HIM THAT'S IT I SEE YOU'VE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING ALL RIGHT ONE IDIOM IN ALMOST EVERY PROFESSION FOR THERE ARE IDIOMS COMMON TO ALL COUNTRIES AND ALL TIMES JUST AS THERE ARE COMMON WAYS OF BEING FOOLISH A COMMON IDIOM IS TO ACQUIRE FOR ONESELF THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AS POSSIBLE A COMMON STUPIDITY IS TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON WHO HAS THE MOST CUSTOMERS IS THE MOST EXPERT
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