365 Lessons from the Stoics - Transform your daily life using the Stoics' wisdom and understanding

With wise lessons in subjects from friendship and passions to virtue and nature, there is much that we can learn from the writings of the Stoics. And in this book, readers can explore 365 quotes-one for each day of the year-from Stoicism''s most notable names: Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. Using translations of their original writings and meditations, 365 Lessons from the Stoics will provide access to the Stoics'' ancient wisdom in bite-sized chunks. Each quote will be assigned a theme, allowing readers to realize the power of the Stoic''s words for self-improvement, learning, and understanding in their life. Including an Introduction to the Stoics and Stoicism, readers will gain insight into the lives and era of the Stoics, before delving into the wise words that continue to rise in popularity today, and prove all the more relevant for today''s world. Contents - - - How to use this book Introduction to the Stoics and Stoicism 365 quotes Index by theme Index by Stoic Further reading Acknowledgements

About the author

Andrea Kirk Assaf is a writer, homeschool teacher, pilgrim guide, and professor of the Art and Architecture of Rome in the Eternal City. She blogs daily at www.fourseasonschole.org. For HarperCollins she has compiled six books in the Little Book of Wisdom series (2008–present) and is the author of The Honey Book (2021).

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Kirk Assaf
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2024
• EAN: 9780008714154
• ISBN: 978-0-00-871415-4
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Mindfulness, SELF-HELP / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Self-help & personal development, Popular psychology, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Mind, Body, Spirit, Self-help, personal development & practical advice, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualization, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500