Project Gutenberg 2016-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 265 Jordan, William George 1864 1928 Self-Control, Its Kingship and Majesty Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) "Self-Control, Its Kingship and Majesty" by William George Jordan is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. This work explores the concept of self-control as a vital virtue, asserting its importance in both personal development and the mastery over one’s life. The author delves into the nature of human potential, emphasizing that true greatness is not solely determined by innate qualities but rather by the cultivation of self-mastery and discipline. The opening of the book discusses the dual nature of man as both a product of divine creation and a self-creator. Jordan argues against the notion of fatalism, emphasizing that individuals hold the responsibility and potential to shape their destinies through self-control. He uses metaphors of kingship and servitude to illustrate how surrendering to one's weaknesses makes one a slave to circumstances, while mastering oneself transforms one into a ruler of one’s fate. The passage sets the tone for the ensuing chapters, which promise further exploration of the profound effects of self-discipline on personal success and happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life Self-control BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 189450 189562 2024-10-21T12:46:25.091699 2023-09-22T09:41:21.242174 text/html text/html 186277 2016-03-15T20:04:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 333494 2016-03-15T20:04:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 302773 2024-10-21T12:46:28.640613 application/epub+zip 304697 2024-10-21T12:46:25.853640 application/epub+zip 130417 2024-10-21T12:46:25.486613 application/epub+zip 361897 2024-10-21T12:46:30.912616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347301 2024-10-21T12:46:28.301618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174099 2022-09-23T12:29:49.352188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161724 161626 2024-10-21T12:46:24.735626 2023-09-22T09:41:20.785098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 162002 2016-03-15T20:04:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61272 2016-03-15T20:04:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19732 2024-10-21T12:46:31.040591 application/rdf+xml 15145 2024-10-21T12:46:25.584599 image/jpeg 2723 2024-10-21T12:46:25.535601 image/jpeg 424501 2024-10-21T12:46:25.131655 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