Self Help with Illustrations of Character, Conduct and Perseverance

Self Help with Illustrations of Character, Conduct and Perseverance is a book written by Samuel Smiles. This book is a self-help guide that aims to inspire individuals to improve their character, conduct, and perseverance. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a specific aspect of personal development, such as self-discipline, determination, and hard work.Throughout the book, Smiles provides practical advice and real-life examples of individuals who have achieved success through perseverance and hard work. He emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for one's own life and making the most of one's opportunities.The book is also illustrated with stories of famous historical figures who overcame adversity and achieved greatness through their perseverance and determination. These stories serve as inspiration for readers to overcome their own challenges and achieve their goals.Overall, Self Help with Illustrations of Character, Conduct and Perseverance is a timeless self-help guide that provides practical advice and inspiration for individuals looking to improve themselves and achieve success in their personal and professional lives.From the Introduction: The origin of this book may be briefly told. Some fifteen years since, the author was requested to deliver an address before the members of some evening classes, which had been formed in a northern town for mutual improvement, under the following circumstances: Two or three young men of the humblest rank resolved to meet in the winter evenings, for the purpose of improving themselves by exchanging knowledge with each other...Contents: Self-Help- National and Individual; Leaders of Industry-Inventors and Producers; Three Great Potters-Palissy, Bottgher, Wedgwood; Application and Perseverance; Helps and Opportunities-Scientific Pursuits; Workers in Art; Industry and the Peerage; Energy and Courage; Men of Business; Money-Its Use and Abuse; Self-Culture-Facilities and Difficulties; Example-Models; and Character-The True Gentleman. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.