1907. The author has tried to show the young man that the difference between
pretty good and excellent, between low and high ideals, often measures the
difference between a mediocre career and a superb success. He has tried to show
that it is an easy thing to be a nobody, but a very difficult thing to be
somebody. He has urged that the greatest investment a young man can make is in
himself, that an education and self-culture pay; that health, good manners,
cheerfulness and a genuine interest in others are great success factors; that
character is the best kind of capital, giving credit, confidence and