8,789 Words of Wisdom [Paperback]

Barbara Ann Kipfer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001

8,789 Words Of Wisdom is brimming with great advice, maxims, sayings and saws, proverbs, precepts and truths-8,789 of them, to be exact. Turn to any spot in the book and there is the secret to living a happier, healthier, saner, more productive life. Learn to unlearn. Appreciate the questions as much as the answers. Stretch beyond what is comfortable. There are folksy expressions polished smooth over time: If you think you can, you can. Experience is the best teacher. Quotes: Those who know don't speak, those who speak don't know (Lao-tzu). Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there (Will Rogers). Unexpected turns: Listen with your eyes. Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Taken together it's the ultimate source of self-improvement.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Proverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined.

- Learn to unlearn.

- Truth does not blush.

- Enjoy the journey as much as the stay.

- Stretch beyond what is comfortable.

- If you think you can, you can.

- Pack you own parachute.

- Fall seven times, stand up eight.

- Keep your soul young.

Turn to any page and find the secrets of life.

About the Author

Barbara Ann Kipfer is the author of more than 45 books, ranging from 14,000 Things to Be happy About to Roget’s International Thesaurus, 6th Edition. She holds numerous degrees, including a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in linguistics, a Ph.D. in archaeology, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Buddhist studies. She is a lexicographer and ethnographist and lives in New England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076111730X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761117308
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom? Hardly., November 6, 2006

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Gina (Bozeman, MT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 8,789 Words of Wisdom (Paperback)

Trite and disappointing. Reads like a box of fortune cookies. Small thoughts masquerading as deep thoughts. The blurbs are so similar that it's nearly impossible to tell one page from the next.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, July 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 8,789 Words of Wisdom (Paperback)

I love this book! Daily I read just a few pages to inspire me and sets my mood for the day to do things more wisely. One sentence quotes from Proverbs, to saying heard you heard growing up. This is a fun book to keep in your car to read in traffic or in a bathroom setting. A great gift for those that might be feeling down.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No organization to the book, June 14, 2010

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Christopher P. Obert (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 8,789 Words of Wisdom (Paperback)

Lots of interesting and thoughtful sayings but there is no organization to the book. If you are looking for a saying to use, it is very hard to fine one about a particular topic.