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Greek Wit: A Collection of Smart Sayings and Anecdotes; Translated From Greek Prose Writers
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It is believed that most of these Sayings are not commonly known, nearly all of them being taken from writers little read in the schools. The series might be extended almost indefinitely. Should this little work meet with any success, Part II. Will follow at no long interval.
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It is believed that most of these Sayings are not commonly known, nearly all of them being taken from writers little read in the schools. The series might be extended almost indefinitely. Should this little work meet with any success, Part II. Will follow at no long interval.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
277 pages, Hardcover
First published June 3, 2009
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July 31, 2022
শতবর্ষ আগে লেখা বই। তখনকার কাঠিন্যমাখা ইংরেজিতে লেখা। তাই ততটা উপভোগ করতে পারিনি। ইংরেজিতে দখল থাকা পাঠকেরা নিশ্চয়ই বইটি পড়ে আনন্দ পাবেন।
June 27, 2021
I've been on the hunt for good collections of chreiai (anecdotes) and have been exceedingly disappointed. Most of these books focus on quantity over quality so that out of 100 I might only find one worth remembering. I'm still looking for a book of anecdotes that values quality over quantity, but this one is better than most I've encountered. Out of 400 anecdotes, I probably wrote down 30. Another benefit of this book is that most anecdotes are morally instructive and not cited simply for their humor, which seems to be the focus of most modern books of anecdotes. Also, Paley was an accomplished classicist, and he cites the sources of each anecdote.
February 27, 2024
Anecdotal books work as wonderful shortcuts if ever struggling to open an essay - pick a story infer a lesson and then wind your argument about it.
September 23, 2016
Most of the content exudes rare intellect, unexpected answers to questions and apt advice, especially on life.
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