From James Allen to You 47

From poverty to power; or, the realization of prosperity and peace.
Part 2: The path to prosperity
The way out of undesirable conditions 25

You try to remedy matters by giving better wages,
and by allowing certain liberties,
yet matters remain unaltered.
Let me advise you.

The secret of all your trouble is not in your servants,
it is in yourself;
and if you look within,
with a humble and sincere desire to discover and eradicate your error,
you will,
sooner or later,
find the origin of all your unhappiness.

It may be some selfish desire,
or lurking suspicion,
or unkind attitude of mind
which sends out its poison upon those about you,
and reacts upon yourself,
even though you may not show it
in your manner or speech.

Think of your servants with kindness,
consider of them that extremity of service
which you yourself would not care to perform
were you in their place.

to remedy =  to cure an illness, or to deal with a problem or difficulty
wage = a particular amount of money that is paid
humble = not proud
sincere = truthful or able to be trusted
to eradicate = to get rid of something completely
to lurk = to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen