TRUST BEGENTS TRUST
CHARLES James Fox was a representative of the middle class in the House of Commons in England. He was a great orator. He had made it a point to pay his creditors as soon as he received his salary on the first of every month. Once a tradesman asked him for payment against a promissory note on the first of the month, as he had to deposit the money in the bank. Fox replied, “I am sorry I can’t pay you this month as I have to repay a loan to Sheridan. He has loaned me money without taking a promissory note from me, because he trusts me implicitly. Supposing I die suddenly, the poor man would get nothing.”]
The tradesman was highly impressed by Fax’s high sense of integrity. Tearing the promissory note in bits he said, “I don’t need this either; you may return the loan at your convenience.”
Fox was deeply moved. Holding out the money he said to his creditor, “In that case I must pay you before I pay to Sheridan. In the first place your loan is older: secondly, you need to put it in the bank urgently; thirdly, You’ve torn up the promissory note, trusting me. I’ll pay Sheridan next month; he’ll understand.”
Trust begets trust.
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