Beginning of All Wisdom Timeless Advice from the Ancient Greeks

9781569244852

1569244855

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. 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. Born in Athens, Greece, Steven Stavropoulos emigrated to America in 1983. He has worked as a reporter for The National Herald, covering stories on Greek-American issues and the ever-evolving story of the Greek-American experience in the U.S. Now a full-time writer and poet, Stavropoulos lives with his wife in Queens, New York. Book jacket.