Project Gutenberg 2004-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 125 Austin, John Mather 1805 1880 Austin, J. M. (John Mather) Austin, John M. (John Mather) Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Being a Series of Lectures to Youth of Both Sexes, on Character, Principles, Associates, Amusements, Religion, and Marriage Images of the original pages are available through the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project, 2001. (Preservation and Access for American and British Children's Literature, 1850-1869.) See http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00001815&format=pdf E-text prepared by Internet Archive, University of Florida, Katy Corner, "Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness" by John Mather Austin is a collection of lectures aimed at youth, written in the mid-19th century. The text focuses on foundational principles of character development, moral integrity, and social conduct, intending to guide young individuals towards a life of respectability, usefulness, and happiness. The author's approach is pragmatic, emphasizing how choices made in youth can have lasting impacts on one's reputation and future opportunities. The opening portion of the work begins with a preface that outlines the author's motivation for preparing the lectures, expressing a desire to provide beneficial advice to the youth who are about to embark on the challenges of adulthood. In the first lecture, Austin stresses the immense value of a good reputation and character as essential foundations for a successful and fulfilling life. He encourages young people to reflect on their aspirations and the importance of laying down a solid groundwork early in their lives, highlighting the notion that success requires diligence, moral character, and careful selection of associates. The message is clear: a good name is priceless, and the efforts to secure it must begin in youth through righteous actions and choices that will bear fruit in the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Conduct of life BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 285766 2025-07-06T08:50:11.514934 text/html 261704 2024-10-28T21:15:06 text/html 180473 2025-07-06T08:50:15.034437 application/epub+zip 184816 2025-07-06T08:50:12.051932 application/epub+zip 156296 2025-07-06T08:50:11.774981 application/epub+zip 276649 2025-07-06T08:50:17.561416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264625 2025-07-06T08:50:14.762435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236745 2022-09-07T15:14:17.098824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263081 2023-10-06T12:14:17.869990 text/plain 243059 2024-10-28T21:15:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17163 2025-07-06T08:50:17.901385 application/rdf+xml 20647 2025-07-06T08:50:11.849919 image/jpeg 3592 2025-07-06T08:50:11.810923 image/jpeg 169043 2025-07-06T08:50:11.547951 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia