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What's particularly striking about this book is its clear-headed 19th Century advice for "improvement" and cultural stability, etc., combined with the entrenched and historic sexism of a paternalistic society. “Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.”― Samuel Smiles, Happy Homes and the Hearts That Make Them - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>33139</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>happy,hearts,help,homes,make,people,self,smiles,thrifty,thrive</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/329691e32c4a2287309c20284014a161.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
