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A Man's Value to Society: Studies in Self Culture and Character
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A Man's Value to Society
By NEWELL DWIGHT HILLIS
Eighth Edition
GREAT BOOKS AS LIFE-TEACHERS
STUDIES OF CHARACTER, REAL AND IDEAL
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THE INVESTMENT OF INFLUENCE
A STUDY OF SOCIAL SYMPATHY AND SERVICE
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A MAN'S VALUE TO SOCIETY
STUDIES IN SELF-CULTURE AND CHARACTER
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FORETOKENS OF IMMORTALITY
STUDIES FOR "THE HOUR WHEN THE IMMORTAL HOPE
BURNS LOW IN THE HEART"
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A Man's Value to Society
Studies in Self-Culture
and Character
Newell Dwight Hillis
Author of "The Investment of Influence," "Foretokens
of Immortality," etc.
"Spread wide thy mantle while the gods rain gold."
—FROM THE PERSIAN.
TWENTY-FIFTH EDITION
Chicago New York Toronto
Fleming H. Revell Company
MCMII
Copyright, 1896, by
Fleming H. Revell Company
Copyright, 1897, by
Fleming H. Revell Company
TO MY WIFE
CONTENTS
| Chap. | Page | |
| I | The Elements of Worth in the Individual | 9 |
| II | Character: Its Materials and External Teachers | 33 |
| III | Aspirations and Ideals | 55 |
| IV | The Physical Basis of Character | 77 |
| V | The Mind and the Duty of Right Thinking | 99 |
| VI | The Moral Uses of Memory | 123 |
| VII | The Imagination as the Architect of Manhood | 143 |
| VIII | The Enthusiasm of Friendship | 165 |
| IX | Conscience and Character | 189 |
| X | Visions that Disturb Contentment | 213 |
| XI | The Uses of Books and Reading | 235 |
| XII | The Science of Living with Men | 259 |
| XIII | The Revelators of Character | 281 |
| XIV | Making the Most of One's Self | 301 |
| Index |
The Elements of Worth in the Individual
"There is nothing that makes men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. Wealth is of the heart, not of the hand."—John Milton.
"Until we know why the rose is sweet or the dew drop pure, or the rainbow beautiful, we cannot know why the poet is the best benefactor of society. The soldier fights for his native land, but the poet touches that land with the charm that makes it worth fighting for and fires the warrior's heart with energy invincible. The statesman enlarges and orders liberty in the state, but the poet fosters the core of liberty in the heart of the citizen. The inventor multiplies the facilities of life, but the poet makes life better