The Beginning of All Wisdom

Timeless Advice from the Ancient Greeks

By Stavropoulos, Steven

Publishers Summary:
Timeless Advice from the Ancient Greeks—as Relevant Today as It Was 3,000 Years Ago The Beginning of All Wisdom presents the very best sayings, proverbs, and maxims by the ancient Greeks, from Plato and Pericles to Socrates and Sophocles. Here is practical advice on everyday problems as well as answers to deep moral questions. • "Getting to know yourself is extremely difficult."—Thales of Miletus • "Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer." —Sophocles • "We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing."—Euripides Organized into more than 100 topics that cover all human experience—anger, fear, good and evil, truth, prayer and hope, aging and old age, love and passion, friendship, gossip, pain and sorrow, self-deception, war and peace, public speaking, democracy—The Beginning of All Wisdom inspires, advises, and satisfies the urge to learn the best the ancient Greeks have to teach—without having to read through a whole shelf of classics.

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ISBN
978-1-56924-485-2
Publisher
Marlowe & Company


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Reviewed on July 15, 2003

"He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement, is a wise man," wrote Euripides. In this book of quotations, Stavropoulos has collected nearly 900 brief nuggets of wisdom from ancient Greek philosophers, tragedians, scientists, politi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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