The Young Man and the World by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge I THE YOUNG MAN AND THE WORLD Be honest with the world and the world will be honest with you. This is the fundamental truth of all real prosperity and happiness. For the purposes of every man's daily affairs, all other maxims are to this central verity as the branches of a tree to its rooted trunk. The world will be honest with you whether you are honest with it or not. You cannot trick it-remember that. If you try it, the world will punish you when it discovers your ...
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The Young Man and the World by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge I THE YOUNG MAN AND THE WORLD Be honest with the world and the world will be honest with you. This is the fundamental truth of all real prosperity and happiness. For the purposes of every man's daily affairs, all other maxims are to this central verity as the branches of a tree to its rooted trunk. The world will be honest with you whether you are honest with it or not. You cannot trick it-remember that. If you try it, the world will punish you when it discovers your fraud. But be honest with the world from nobler motives than prudence. Prudence will not make you be honest-it will only make you act honest. And you must be honest. I do not mean that lowest form of honesty which bids you keep your hands clean of another's goods or money; I do not mean that you shall not be a "grafter," to use the foul and sinister word which certain base practices have recently compelled us to coin. Of course you will be honest in a money sense. But that is only the beginning; you must go farther in your dealings with the world. You must be intellectually honest. Do not pretend to be what you are not-no affectations, no simulations, no falsehoods either of speech or thought, of conduct or attitude. Let truth abide in the very heart of you. "I take no stock in that man; he poses his face, he attitudinizes his features. The man who tries to impress me by his countenance is constitutionally false," said the editor of a powerful publication, in commenting on a certain personage then somewhat in the public eye. You see how important honesty is even in facial expression. I emphasize this veracity of character because it is elemental. You may have all the gifts and graces but if you have not this essential you are bankrupt. Be honest to the bone. Be clean of blood as well as of tongue. Never try to create a deeper impression than Nature creates for you, and that means never attempt to create any impression at all. For example, never try to look wise. Many a front of gravity and weight conceals an intellectual desolation. In Moscow you will find the exact external counterpart of Tolstoi. It is said that it is difficult to distinguish the philosopher from his double. Yet this duplicate in appearance of the greatest of living writers is a cab driver without even the brightness of the jehu. Be what you are, therefore, and no more; yes, and no less-which is equally important. In a word, start right. Be honest with yourself, too. If you have started wrong, go back and start over again. But don't change more than once. Some men never finish because they are always beginning. Be careful how you choose and then stick to your second choice. A poor claim steadily worked may be better than a good one half developed. The man who makes too many starts seldom makes anything else. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Fair. No Jacket. 1-1/2" x 7-3/4" x 5-1/4" 404 pages. Red cover with gold lettering and embossed design. Shelf wear with bumps on the corners and head and tail wear. Binding fairly tight with front hinge starting to loosen. Pages are age toned with penciled notes and markings sprinkled throughout.
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Very Good+ No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover, heavily blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gold on upper cover and spine, no dust-jacket. 404 pages. Four pages of publisher's ads appended. Third printing. Originally published in the Saturday evening post, of Philadelphia, as advice to young men as to their conduct and character. The author was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. Not exactly Chesterfield's letters, but an interesting perspective on the times in which they were written No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, and unmarked copy. Very good+.
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Good. No dust jacket. brown cloth lightly rubbed / slight wear at corners / spine ends. inside front hinge crack. text clean. v, 404 p. 20 cm. Originally published in the Saturday evening post, of Philadelphia.
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