Project Gutenberg 2005-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 200 Cobbett, William 1763 1835 Porcupine, Peter Retort, Dick Cobbett, Wm. (William) Cobbet, William Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, William Avery, and the Project Gutenber Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Advice to Young Men" by William Cobbett is a guide on personal and social conduct, written in the early 19th century. The work is structured as a series of letters addressing various stages and roles in life, including youth, bachelorhood, romantic relationships, marriage, fatherhood, and citizenship. Cobbett aims to impart practical knowledge and wisdom that he believes young people should acquire to lead fulfilling and responsible lives. The opening portion presents an introduction in which Cobbett outlines his intentions for the book, sharing insights from his life experiences to illustrate the importance of wisdom, hard work, and independence. He emphasizes the necessity of avoiding a life of dependency on others' labors and urges young men to value their own efforts for personal happiness and societal contribution. He discusses the dangers of vanity, pride, and indulgence while advocating for self-restraint and a sober approach to living. This section sets the stage for practical advice on how to navigate various life stages effectively, with a strong focus on self-improvement and integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life BJ Text Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 598037 597891 2024-10-07T05:57:39.562666 2023-09-07T07:33:35.168757 text/html text/html 601249 2020-12-14T08:58:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 226446 2020-12-14T08:58:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 300530 2024-10-07T05:57:49.384620 application/epub+zip 307161 2024-10-07T05:57:42.863678 application/epub+zip 289926 2024-10-07T05:57:41.478669 application/epub+zip 542539 2024-10-07T05:57:54.436607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491289 2024-10-07T05:57:48.430611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396179 2022-09-07T22:12:37.726830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569064 568969 2024-10-07T05:57:38.295653 2023-09-07T07:33:34.123764 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 568979 2020-12-14T08:58:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217931 2020-12-14T08:58:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568986 2020-12-14T08:58:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217897 2020-12-14T08:58:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22026 2024-10-07T05:57:54.566563 application/rdf+xml 13785 2024-10-07T05:57:42.061650 image/jpeg 3480 2024-10-07T05:57:41.775692 image/jpeg 297747 2024-10-07T05:57:39.619669 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia