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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 learning 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!

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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

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