Project Gutenberg 1996-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 317 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.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Success Conduct of life Character BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 261619 2025-08-01T05:31:24.263205 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 178376 2025-08-01T05:31:31.703170 application/epub+zip 180628 2025-08-01T05:31:27.525191 application/epub+zip 160382 2025-08-01T05:31:26.298190 application/epub+zip 351031 2025-08-01T05:31:34.678143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333656 2025-08-01T05:31:30.768145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295784 2022-09-01T05:55:44.375672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230493 2025-08-01T05:31:23.431181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230312 2021-01-01T08:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86852 2021-01-01T08:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18256 2025-08-01T05:31:34.905134 application/rdf+xml 15115 2025-08-01T05:31:26.806179 image/jpeg 3546 2025-08-01T05:31:26.550163 image/jpeg 170975 2025-08-01T05:31:24.283201 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