Project Gutenberg 1996-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Parlette, Ralph Albert 1870 1930 The University of Hard Knocks "The University of Hard Knocks" by Ralph Albert Parlette is a motivational work that combines elements of personal development and philosophical reflection, likely written in the early 20th century. This book is structured around the idea that life’s struggles and adversities serve as essential lessons in personal growth and education, emphasizing the importance of overcoming challenges in order to achieve true greatness. The opening of the book introduces the concept of the "University of Hard Knocks," presenting it as the most significant school of life where "bumps" or challenges teach valuable lessons. Parlette emphasizes that life is an ongoing education process where learning from both needless and needful hardships enables personal development. He illustrates his points with anecdotes and reflections, sharing personal lessons learned through experiences such as his interactions with his mother and incidents from his childhood. Through this engaging and relatable approach, the reader is invited to consider how adversity can lead to self-discovery and enlightenment, setting the stage for further exploration in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Success Conduct of life Character BJ Text Browsing: How To... Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology 261474 252327 2024-09-01T05:34:35.520976 2023-10-01T05:19:36.879409 text/html text/html 246656 2021-01-01T08:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 89388 2021-01-01T08:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 153749 2024-09-01T05:34:41.296841 application/epub+zip 156237 2024-09-01T05:34:37.051868 application/epub+zip 156237 2024-09-01T05:34:36.126888 application/epub+zip 313317 2024-09-01T05:34:44.312832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295942 2024-09-01T05:34:40.604873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295784 2022-09-01T05:55:44.375672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230493 230521 2024-09-01T05:34:34.669914 2023-10-01T05:19:36.266441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 230312 2021-01-01T08:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86852 2021-01-01T08:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18265 2024-09-01T05:34:44.446818 application/rdf+xml 15176 2024-09-01T05:34:36.489877 image/jpeg 3577 2024-09-01T05:34:36.304911 image/jpeg 148820 2024-09-01T05:34:35.542921 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