The Beginning of All Wisdom: Timeless Advice from the Ancient Greeks

""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, politicians, generals and poets. From Aristotle on virtue to Plutarch on sleep to Herodotus on war, this collection of quotations offers pithy advice and moral guidance to the modern-day citizen. Stavropoulos has organized the volume into easy-to-navigate chapters like ""Virtue,"" ""God,"" ""Humanity"" and ""Education,"" as well as into more specific subheadings, like ""Self Restraint"" and ""Gossip."" It's a handy, if somewhat pedestrian, source for anyone looking to deliver a message in the words of great thinkers.