Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance

Self Help, by Samuel Smiles
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SELF HELP; WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF CONDUCT AND PERSEVERANCE
CHAPTER I—SELF-HELP—NATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL
“The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.”—J. S. Mill. “We put too much faith in systems, and ...