Dodge Publishing, New York 1908,Good condition small hardcover,5" by 7.5", 62 pages, some damage to spine, prior owner name inside cover.A  short book of reflections and advice for life and relationships. "We are on the way from the imperfect to the perfect; some day, in this life or in some other, we shall reach our destiny.there is no experience in any life which if rightly regarded, rightly turned and thereby wisely used, cannot be made of value." "Ralph Waldo Trine was an American New Thought writer, philosopher and animal welfare activist" (Wikipedia)."The New Thought movement is a 19th-century spiritual philosophy emphasizing that infinite intelligence (God) resides within everyone, and that constructive, positive thinking can manifest health, prosperity, and happiness by shaping reality. Founded by Phineas Quimby, it argues that disease and unhappiness stem from incorrect, fear-based thoughts. "