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“Thrift is the basis of Self-Help, and the foundation of much that is excellent in Character.”
- Source
- Thrift
- Date
- 1875
Meaning of “Thrift is the basis of Self-Help, and the…”
Thrift is presented as a habit of foresight that supports independence and creates room for more deliberate choices about work and resources.
Where does it come from?
Thrift, Preface; original Preface dated London, November 1875, verified in Project Gutenberg #14418’s represented John Murray Fiftieth Thousand witness (London, 1892). Smiles introduces the book as a sequel to Self-Help and Character and writes that thrift is the basis of Self-Help and the foundation of much that is excellent in Character. This remains Victorian conduct-of-life and moral-economic argument rather than current financial guidance.
