I can think of no better way to spend my karma than on encouraging people to read this 19th century self-help book. It's free and online in full.

The guidelines on what makes an appropriate front-page article be damned, or, if necessary, enforced by official censorship.

Thanks to User:sfb for the quote that led me here, although the decision to post is entirely my own.

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2274/2274-h/2274-h.htm