A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping,...

The Discourses of Epictetus (Greek: Ἐπικτήτου διατριβαί, Epiktētou diatribai) are a series of informal lectures by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus written down by his pupil Arrian around 108 AD. Four books out of an original eight are still extant. The philosophy of Epictetus is intensely practical. He directs his students to focus attention on their opinions, anxieties, passions and desires,

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"Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is not only the single most important text in Chinese spirituality, it is probably the most influential spiritual text in human history. In the past, virtually all translations of this text have been produced either by sinologists having little poetic facility in English, or writers having no ability to read the original Chinese. David Hinton's fluency in ancient Chinese and his award-winning poetic ability combine both of...

At head of title: Michel de Montaigne.

"La imbecilidad no está tranquila jamás, teme de arriba y de abajo, la combaten los dos flancos, ve peligros delante y detrás, tiembla en toda ocasión, siempre está sin defensa y hasta tiene miedo del socorro. Pero el sabio está preparado para todos los ataques, y cuando la pobreza, la pérdida de sus deudos, el desprecio y el dolor le ataquen, no retrocederá; al contrario, avanzará sin temor y combatirá gallardamente en medio de sus desgracias....