Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others.
In chapters including Emotion , Adversity , Virtue , and What Others Think , here is the most valuable wisdom about living a good life from ages past and now made available for our time..
Ward Farnsworth systematically presents the heart of Stoic philosophy accompanied by commentary that is clear and concise.
This isn\'t just a book to read--it\'s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.-- The Washington Post See more clearly, live more wisely, and bear the burdens of this life with greater ease--here are the greatest insights of the Stoics, in their own words, presented in twelve lessons.
Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others
