First published in 1927, the preface reads: "It is directed to men and women of goodwill who are not completely satisfied with themselves, who believe that by taking thought they may add, however little, to their moral stature and to their efficiency in working towards whatever goals they may have adopted. The book is an essay in practical morals and is not at all concerned with ethical theories." A fascinating glimpse into psychology and morals from the early twentieth century, including chapters for young people, parents and children, husbands and wives!
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Index
Active tendencies, 10, 12, 24, 96
Adam Smith, 60
Admiration, 55, 59, 167, 185
Adultery, 222
Age, 201, 264
Alcohol, 247
Alexander, 61
Ambition, 60, 65, 126, 139
American husbands, 262
— women, 249
Amiel, ix, 135, 168, 169, 170, 171, 186, 195, 196, 229, 233, 254, 264
Amusements, 173, 182
Anæsthetics, 252
Anger, 17, 34, 40, 239
Animals, 11, 26, 29
Arnold, Matthew, 213, 266
Athletic specialization, 268
Authors, influence of, 54
Avoidance, 27
Beale, G. C., 209, 225, 254
Beauty of women, 204, 216, 260
Bergson, 33
Betrothal, 209, 218
Birth-control, 227, 277
Bloom of youth, 220, 261
Bowels, 273
Breakfast-time, 240
British thinkers, ix
Brothers, 202
Buddha, 25
Butler, Bishop, 63
Candour, 81, 181
Candy, 272
Censoriousness, 155
Chambers, 230
Character, 47, 56, 68, 123, 132
Characters, incomplete, 123, 126
Charm, 144
Chesterfield, 147
Childhood, 174
Children, modern, 3
Choosing a mate, 214
Codes, 2, 131
Coleridge, 92
Compassion, 142
Compensation, 99, 133
Complexity of life, 2
Conflict, 14, 109
Conscience, 58
Constipation, 273
Co-operation of tendencies, 1...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Original Title
- Original Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- I. OUR NEED OF SELF-CRITICISM
- II. HUMAN NATURE
- III. MODIFICATIONS OF ORIGINAL DISPOSITION
- IV OTHER FACTORS OF HUMAN NATURE
- V. CHARACTER AND WILL
- VI. HABITS AND PRINCIPLES
- VII. TASTES AND INTERESTS
- VIII. FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON CHARACTER
- IX. CHARACTER AND HAPPINESS
- X. QUALITIES OF CONDUCT AND OF PERSONALITY
- XI. THE CULTIVATION OF QUALITIES
- XII. SOME QUALITIES IN WHICH INTELLECT AND CHARACTER ARE COMBINED—CHARM, TASTE, TACT, JUDGMENT, WISDOM
- XIII. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. SOME COMMON FAULTS
- XIV. PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- XV. TO YOUNG PEOPLE
- XVI. TO GIRLS
- XVII. TO YOUNG MEN
- XVIII. MARRIED LIFE
- XIX. TO WIVES
- XX. TO HUSBANDS
- XXI. AGE
- APPENDIX: THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BODY
- INDEX
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