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Samuel Smiles, (born Dec. 23, 1812, Haddington, Berwickshire, Scot.--died April 16, 1904, London), Scottish author best known for his didactic work Self-Help (1859), which, with its successors, Character (1871), Thrift (1875), and Duty (1880), enshrined the basic Victorian... Read Full Overview

This is another amazing book by scotish author Samuel Smiles, whose books inspired authors such as Orison Swett Marden, Wallace Wattles and several others of the New Thought Movement. His masterpiece, Self-Help (1859), included in this collection, promoted thrift and claimed... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""Duty: With Illustrations of Courage, Patience and Endurance"" is a book written by Samuel Smiles that explores the concept of duty and the virtues that accompany it. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of duty, such as the... Read Full Overview

Die Pflicht ist ein Buch des schottischen Schriftstellers Samuel Smiles, das 1882 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk beschreibt Smiles die Bedeutung von Pflicht und Verantwortung im Leben eines Menschen. Er betont, dass es wichtig... Read Full Overview

""Die Pflicht"" ist ein Buch des britischen Schriftstellers Samuel Smiles, das erstmals im Jahr 1882 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt von der Bedeutung der Pflichterf�����llung im Leben und wie... Read Full Overview

""Duty: With Illustrations of Courage, Patience and Endurance"" is a book written by Samuel Smiles that explores the concept of duty and the various virtues that are required to fulfill it. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect... Read Full Overview