Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Americans Now Living
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Americans Now Living: Philosophy Teaching by Example This work contains the memoir of some of those Americans now living, whose talents, energy and enterprise, while affording an instructive lesson to mankind, seem worthy of being held up as examples for emulation. That the memory of persons who occupy the higher positions of accredited usefulness, besides being treasured in the hearts of relatives and friends, should also have its public record, is peculiarly proper; because a knowledge of those whose substantial fame rests upon their attainments, character and success, must exert a wholesome influence on the rising generation of the American people; while to those who have arrived at a period in life not to be benefited by lessons designed for less advanced age, it cannot fail to prove interesting. Individual enterprise, which is so justly the boast of our country, will be strikingly exhibited in this work. While transmitting to posterity the memory of illustrious persons of the present day, it will teach us, and our children, that honor and station are the sure reward of continued exertion - and that, when compared to a good education, with habits of honest industry and economy, the greatest wealth would be but a poor legacy. If in these pages the reader shall find the memoirs of many who have enjoyed every advantage which affluence and early education can bestow, he may also trace the history of those who, by their own unaided efforts, have risen from the obscurity of penniless and friendless youths, to the highest and most responsible trusts in the land; and we think it will be found that success has more generally waited upon men who, in early life, were not encumbered with a bountiful supply of "this world´s goods." Pope´s lines are more truly applicable in our country than in any other: - "Honor and fame from no condition rise; Act well your ∂ there all the honor lies." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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