Character, Large-Print Edition - Couverture souple

Smiles Jr, Samuel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1600964613 ISBN 13 : 9781600964619

Editeur : Waking Lion Press, 2008

Synopsis

The classic work for those who want to improve their lives by improving themselves. Samuel Smiles discusses the underlying principles that can lead anyone to success, including work, courage, self-control, duty, and truthfulness--virtues that sound old-fashioned to many but are nevertheless the real keys to a happy life. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man"—DANIEL. "Character is moral order seen through the medium, of an individual nature.... Men of character are the conscience of the society to which they belong."—EMERSON. "The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings; but it consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment, and character; here are to be found its true interest, its chief strength, its real power."—MARTIN LUTHER. Character is one of the greatest motive powers in the world. In its noblest embodiments, it exemplifies human nature in its highest forms, for it exhibits man at his best.

Présentation de l'éditeur

SAMUEL SMILES is best known today as a prolific author of books that extol the virtues of self-help, character and duty, and of biographies lauding the achievements of famous civil and mechanical engineers among whom are Brindley, Smeaton, Rennie, Boulton, Watt, Telford and the Stephensons, but, oddly, not Isambard Kingdom Brunel. His books—particularly that on self help—were influential in their day, as is evidenced by their wide popularity and translation into other languages and a number of his titles, among them the title at hand: Character, remain available in modern reprints.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Waking Lion Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1600964613
• ISBN 13: 9781600964619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 404
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible