We Are What We Think: A journey through the wisest and wittiest
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What sets wise words apart from the cliches and soundbites we encounter every day When a saying has the power to reach out and change your life, it is no longer a platitude or a proverb but an aphorism. Self-confessed aphorism addict James Geary takes a whimsical, humorous tour through the history of this remarkable subject and its extraordinary practitioners. With a scope that reaches from the ancient Eastern prophets to American one-liners, from the Greek and Roman Stoics to the great German philosophers, the book's focus is life, the universe and everything.
Author: James Geary
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 128mm x 176mm, 160 g
Published: 2006, John Murray Press, United Kingdom
Genre: Humour: Collections & General
Description
What sets wise words apart from the cliches and soundbites we encounter every day When a saying has the power to reach out and change your life, it is no longer a platitude or a proverb but an aphorism. Self-confessed aphorism addict James Geary takes a whimsical, humorous tour through the history of this remarkable subject and its extraordinary practitioners. With a scope that reaches from the ancient Eastern prophets to American one-liners, from the Greek and Roman Stoics to the great German philosophers, the book's focus is life, the universe and everything.
We Are What We Think: A journey through the wisest and wittiest