Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct was a book published in 1859 by Samuel Smiles. The second edition of 1866 added Perseverance to the subtitle. It has been called "the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism".

It has also been objected to the book that too much notice is taken in it of men who have succeeded in life by helping themselves, and too little of the multitude of men who have failed. "Why should not Failure," it has been asked, "have its Plutarch as well as Success?" There is, indeed, no reason why Failure should not have its Plutarch, except that a record of mere failure would probably be found excessively depressing as well as uninstructive reading. It is, however, shown in the following pages that Failure is the best discipline of the true worker, by stimulating him to renewed efforts, evoking his best powers, and carrying him onward in self-culture, self-control, and growth in knowledge and wisdom. Viewed in this light, Failure, conquered by Perseverance, is always full of interest and instruction, and this we have endeavoured to illustrate by many examples.

The object of the book briefly is, to re-inculcate these old-fashioned but wholesome lessons -- which perhaps cannot be too often urged, -- that youth must work in order to enjoy, -- that nothing creditable can be accomplished without application and diligence, -- that the student must not be daunted by difficulties, but conquer them by patience and perseverance, -- and that, above all, he must seek elevation of character, without which capacity is worthless and worldly success is naught. If the author has not succeeded in illustrating these lessons, he can only say that he has failed in his object.

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• Self-HelpPersonal Transformation

• Publication Date: March 9, 2019
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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• Print Length: 393 Pages
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