... of less hardworking, more indulgent associates, and their subsequent downfalls, of which, he continues, is due to their chosen business strategies, so different from his own. Of a threatening business rival, Harry David, Franklin describes, "He was very proud, dress'd like a gentleman, liv'd expensively, took much diversion and pleasure abroad, ran in debt, and neglected his business; upon which all business left ... ...

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