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Sage Advice: The Lives and Maxims of Some of History’s Wisest People
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Product Description What If You Could Acquire Four Thousand Years of Wisdom in One Book? Eighteen wise leaders... Four millennia... Spanning the entire globe. In Sage Advice, you will examine the lives and maxims of eighteen sages selected for their unique contributions to human thinking. You’ll find a short thought-provoking biography of each, followed by quotes from their carefully collated texts that address timeless topics like patience, wisdom, making mistakes, and leadership, among others. Many reject the world’s great religious figures, philosophical traditions, and secular heroes due to their perceived flaws. But we needn’t blindly embrace religious or cultural dogma to learn from history’s luminaries. We can still find wisdom and discover timeless truths by studying some of the great thinkers and achievers who have helped shape the world. Who Are the Sages? Ptah-Hotep Confucius Buddha Aristotle Seneca Jesus Marcus Aurelius Muhammad Zhu Xi Elizabeth I Benjamin Franklin George Washington Catherine the Great Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Theodore Roosevelt George Washington Carver Mahatma Gandhi Winston Churchill As an introduction to classical thought, Sage Advice provides an accessible entry point to learn about your own canon, whether religious or philosophical, and other notable traditions. Richard K. Borden has curated a well-rounded body of wisdom for the ages. Never before have these individuals been examined and these ideals highlighted in this manner. Grab a beverage and sequester to your favorite reading spot for a dose of knowledge that reaches through time and space from some of the greatest leaders of our world. Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page! Review Complemented by an ample assortment of maps, timelines, images of artworks, and historical photographs, this well organized compendium of sagacity makes for an excellent coffee-table book. --Kirkus Reviews Packed with valuable maxims to ponder on, Sage Advice is a great book to dip in and out of depending on the subject and situation at hand. -- San Francisco Book Review Borden's casual commentary will please lighthearted history and inspiration buffs. -- Booklife by Publishers Weekly In his clear and agreeable style, Borden's eighteen brief biographies of people who wrote down maxims for guiding their lives reward readers with historical information and optimism about the human condition. And the maxims are indeed sage advice. Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative commands "Act only on maxims that you can will to be a universal law." I found that all the maxims met this test. Sage Advice is well worth reading and owning. -- Charles F. Kielkopf, Professor philosophy (emeritus), The Ohio State University In his book, Sage Advice, Richard K. Borden goes through a whirlwind tour of world history to humanize some of the most influential people that have graced the earth. The book sums up the advice that these influential people left behind, potentially illuminating how we can better live our own lives. -- Brian Andersen, M.A. University of San Francisco, International Studies Sage Advice: The Lives and Maxims of Some of History's Wisest People provides calming lucid reflective moments honoring the depth of wisdom from the ages. Reading a chapter and maxims to one's children is a great thing a parent can do - explaining who the people were and how they applied their leadership, asking them what they think, will no doubt enrich and be remembered throughout their lives. -- Captain Michael J. Hoshlyk - Master Mariner Some of the best advice on how to live well is tucked away in ancient texts that are difficult to make sense of. In Sage Advice: The Lives and Maxims of Some of History's Wisest People, Richard K. Borden does the yeoman's work for us. Richard profiles several of the greatest philosophers, religious leaders, politicians, and thinkers throughout history in concise, compelling biograph
