The Science of Being Great
Wallace D. Wattles · 1860–1911
The companion to The Science of Getting Rich turns the same method on character. Greatness, Wattles says, is available to anyone who learns to think for themselves rather than borrow the opinions of the crowd, to act from principle rather than impulse, and to measure their life by the service they give.
- First published
- 1910 or 1911
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Reading time
- Not measured
- Translation
- Written in English
Sources differ on the year of first publication (1910 or 1911, Elizabeth Towne). We have not yet seen a first-edition title page.
- independent thought
- character
- service
- poise
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Copyright
- Kenya
- Public domain (author d. 1911)
- United States
- Public domain (published 1910 or 1911)
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Questions for discussion
Wattles separates greatness from fame and from wealth. What does he put in their place?
He asks readers to stop thinking the thoughts of the crowd. Which of your opinions did you never actually decide for yourself?
Is his idea of service compatible with his idea of independence, or do they pull against each other?
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