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The glory of our fathers was their emphasis of the principle of self-care and self-culture. Finding that he who first made the most of himself was best fitted to make something of others, the teachers of yesterday unceasingly plied men with motives of personal responsibility. Influenced by the former generation, our age has organized the principle of individualism into its home, its school, its market-place and forum. By reason of the increase in gold, books, travel and personal luxuries, some now feel that selfness is beginning to degenerate into selfishness. The time, therefore, seems to have fully come when the principle of self-care should receive. | The Investment of Influence 1 A free download from http CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. The Investment of Influence Project Gutenberg s The Investment of Influence by Newell Dwight Hillis This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service Author Newell Dwight Hillis Release Date December 10 2005 EBook 17274 The Investment of Influence 2 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE INVESTMENT OF INFLUENCE Produced by Al Haines The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service Newell Dwight Hillis Author of A Man s Value to Society Foretokens of Immortality Etc. NEW YORK CHICAGO TORONTO Fleming H. Revell Company LONDON AND EDINBURGH MCMXII Copyright 1897 By Fleming H. Revell Company. New York 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago 125 North Wabash Ave. Toronto 25 Richmond Street W. London 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh 100 Princes Street DEDICATION Many years have now passed since we first met. During all this time you have been an unfailing guide and helper. Your friendship has doubled life s joys and halved its sorrows. You have strengthened me where I was weak and weakened me where I was too strong. You have borne my burdens and lent me strength to bear my own. Because I have learned from you in example what I here teach in precept I dedicate this book TO YOU --whether toiling in field or forum in home or market place TO YOU--MY FRIEND FOREWORD. The glory of our fathers was their emphasis of the principle of self-care and self-culture. Finding that he who first made the most of himself was best fitted