Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 691 Smiles, Samuel 1812 1904 Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance David Price "Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance" by Samuel Smiles is a motivational treatise, likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the value of self-reliance, perseverance, and individual effort in achieving personal and societal progress. It emphasizes the importance of working diligently towards one’s goals and learning from the struggles and achievements of notable figures who have succeeded through their own efforts. The opening of the book sets the stage for a discussion on the spirit of self-help, outlining the impact of individual actions on national progress. Smiles shares anecdotes of various historical figures from humble beginnings, detailing how their perseverance and commitment to personal growth contributed to their success. He argues that real growth comes from self-effort rather than reliance on external sources and stresses that good examples of conduct can inspire others towards improvement. Smiles’ introduction encourages readers to embody the values of hard work, integrity, and resilience as a means to elevate not only themselves but their communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 888356 888322 2024-09-01T07:48:17.705745 2023-10-01T07:15:59.231106 text/html text/html 906327 2021-01-29T13:11:30 text/html 580194 2021-04-24T11:08:47 text/html application/zip 589340 2024-09-01T07:48:25.591707 application/epub+zip 601683 2024-09-01T07:48:18.635758 application/epub+zip 401670 2024-09-01T07:48:18.173728 application/epub+zip 814622 2024-09-01T07:48:31.715650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773334 2024-09-01T07:48:25.147668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573746 2022-09-01T08:48:14.304869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866322 866328 2024-09-01T07:48:16.975771 2023-10-01T07:15:58.472107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 866130 2021-01-29T13:13:51 text/plain; charset=utf-8 332131 2021-01-29T13:14:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18061 2024-09-01T07:48:31.866646 application/rdf+xml 15614 2024-09-01T07:48:18.258737 image/jpeg 2577 2024-09-01T07:48:18.216707 image/jpeg 579665 2024-09-01T07:48:17.788757 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