Letters of a Self-Made Failure

by Maurice Switzer

Excerpt from Letters of a Self-Made Failure

Little in the way of great accomplish ment has ever been achieved by mere imita tion. Personality, temperament, mental and physical efficiency and environment differ as to individuals, and conditions under which success is possible to-day may be altered to morrow. Those are the determining factors of success more certainly than any fixed rules and regulations, except where sheer luck - which rarely takes a hand - decides.

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184 pages, Hardcover

First published June 3, 2013

Reviews

[Kevan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several years ago, I discovered a very old and ragged copy of this and purchased it to add to my collection of historic books. The premise seemed intriguing enough and the title made me laugh. I finally grabbed it from my bookshelf to read last week and couldn’t put it down! Very witty and creative with a number of pithy insights about employment, money, and society interspersed throughout. All said, it’s a very entertaining book with short chapters full of humor and wisdom — in some ways like some of Ben Franklin’s writings. I’d certainly read again and would recommend.