Thrift: Large Print

By: Smiles, Samuel

Thrift by Samuel Smiles "Not what I have, but what I do, is my kingdom."-Carlyle. "Productive industry is the only capital which enriches a people, and spreads national prosperity and well-being. In all labour there is profit, says Solomon. What is the science of Political Economy, but a dull sermon on this text?"-Samuel Laing. "God provides the good things of the world to serve the needs of nature, by the labours of the ploughman, the skill and pains of the artizan, and the dangers and traffic of the merchant.... The idle person is like one that is dead, unconcerned in the changes and necessities of the world; and he only lives to spend his time, and eat the fruits of the earth: like a vermin or a wolf, when their time comes they die and perish, and in the meantime do no good."-Jeremy Taylor. "For the structure that we raise, Time is with materials filled; Our to-days and yesterdays Are the blocks with which we build."-Longfellow. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725029073
• ISBN13: 9781725029071
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7