Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 2355 Smiles, Samuel 1812 1904 Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Help_(book) 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.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Conduct of life BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 888489 2025-08-01T07:51:56.113706 text/html 906327 2021-01-29T13:11:30 text/html 580194 2021-04-24T11:08:47 text/html application/zip 589605 2025-08-01T07:52:03.316710 application/epub+zip 601725 2025-08-01T07:51:57.165742 application/epub+zip 401716 2025-08-01T07:51:56.693691 application/epub+zip 814722 2025-08-01T07:52:08.817641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773334 2025-08-01T07:52:02.876728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573746 2022-09-01T08:48:14.304869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866322 2025-08-01T07:51:55.607724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 866130 2021-01-29T13:13:51 text/plain; charset=utf-8 332131 2021-01-29T13:14:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17860 2025-08-01T07:52:08.965627 application/rdf+xml 15614 2025-08-01T07:51:56.779706 image/jpeg 2577 2025-08-01T07:51:56.736698 image/jpeg 579704 2025-08-01T07:51:56.187736 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