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It clarifies that the book is not an endorsement of selfishness, but a call to diligent self-application that ultimately strengthens one’s responsibility to help others. The narrative addresses the value of failure as discipline for the true worker—sparking renewed efforts, self-culture, self-control, and growth in knowledge and wisdom—while emphasizing that worthy aims, patience, and courage matter more than outcomes.","SELF-HELP  \nWITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF CONDUCT AND PERSEVERANCE  \nBY  \nSAMUEL SMILES  \n1859  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSelf-Help By Samuel Smiles. This edition was created and published by Global Grey ©GlobalGrey 2019  \nGet more free ebooks at  \n[globalgreyebooks.com](globalgreyebooks.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface  \nIntroduction To The First Edition  \nChapter 1. Self-Help—National And Individual  \nChapter 2. Leaders Of Industry—Inventors And Producers Chapter 3. Three Great Potters—Palissy, Böttgher, Wedgwood Chapter 4. Application And Perseverance  \nChapter 5. Helps And Opportunities—Scientific Pursuits Chapter 6. Workers In Art  \nChapter 7. Industry And The Peerage  \nChapter 8. Energy And Courage  \nChapter 9. Men Of Business  \nChapter 10. Money—Its Use And Abuse  \nChapter 11. Self-Culture—Facilities And Difficulties  \nChapter 12. Example—Models  \nChapter 13. Character—The True Gentleman  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPREFACE  \nThis is a revised edition of a book which has already been received with considerable favour at home and abroad. It has been reprinted in various forms in America; translations have appeared in Dutch and French, and others are about to appear in German and Danish. The book has, doubtless, proved attractive to readers in different countries by reason of the variety of anecdotal illustrations of life and character which it contains, and the interest which all more or less feel in the labours, the trials, the struggles, and the achievements of others. No one can be better aware than the author, of its fragmentary character, arising from the manner in which it was for the most part originally composed,—having been put together principally from jottings made during many years,—intended as readings for young men, and without any view to publication. The appearance of this edition has furnished an opportunity for pruning the volume of some superfluous matter, and introducing various new illustrations, which will probably be found of general interest.  \nIn one respect the title of the book, which it is now too late to alter, has proved unfortunate, as it has led some, who have judged it merely by the title, to suppose that it consists of a eulogy of selfishness: the very opposite of what it really is,—or at least of what the author intended it to be. Although its chief object unquestionably is to stimulate youths to apply themselves diligently to right pursuits,—sparing neither labour, pains, nor self-denial in prosecuting them,—and to rely upon their own efforts in life, rather than depend upon the help or patronage of others, it will also be found, from the examples given of literary and scientific men, artists, inventors, educators, philanthropists, missionaries, and martyrs, that the duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbours.  \nIt 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  \nwhy Failure should not have its Plutarch, except that a record of mere failure would probably be found excessively depressing as well asuninstructive 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 selfculture, 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.  \nAs for Failure per se, although it may be well to find consolations for it atthe close of life, there is reason to doubt whether it is an object that ought tobe set before youth at the beginning of it. Indeed,“how not to do it” is o","cbCaikpOnKXa4yJ9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikpOnKXa4yJ9","pdf",2161362,2,1,366,"English","en",105,"# Preface\n# Introduction To The First Edition\n# Chapter 1. Self-Help—National And Individual\n# Chapter 2. Leaders Of Industry—Inventors And Producers\n# Chapter 3. Three Great Potters—Palissy, Böttgher, Wedgwood\n# Chapter 4. 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