A classic treasury of inspiration featuring hundreds of passages and quotations—selected from the wisdom of the ages—offering invaluable insight and guidance on the challenges of daily life.Here are not only the best of the world’s most inspiring thoughts and ideas, but the stories behind them: how they came to be written and what their impact has been on others. A storehouse of inspired and inspiring reading, it is a collection of brief, stimulating biographies as well. There are selections from John Burroughs, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Shakespeare, Hippocrates, Confucius, and many others. A distillation of the greatest thoughts, ideas, and philosophies that have been handed down to us through the ages, this is a book to turn to over and over again—a book of moral, spiritual, and ethical guidance—an unfailing source of comfort and inspiration for all.
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I have had a copy of this book for at least 15 years. I will not be without it. I have turned to this volume on so many occasions and have found comfort, solace and happiness upon reflection of almost all of the selections. This book will inspire anyone. It is a must-have book.
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This book has been enjoyed by three generations in my family. It contains priceless gems of wisdom and reflections on lifes biggest questions.
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on the bedside tables of every person. When I first read it, I was feeling pretty down but found my spirits lifting with every turn of a page. Especially helpful are the chapters about Harold Russell who lost the use of his hands, but gained in strength and fortitude and Mary Pickford who writes so well about the possibilities of beginning again after failure and setback. I could go on giving example after example of the wonderful inspiration that awaits anyone who reads this book. It's the type of book you can read just a few pages from and get just what you need. You can't go wrong buying this book.
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THE POET stood at his window and watched a neighbor walk by. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Robert Browning, Marcus Aurelius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, United States, New York, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sir William Osler, Abraham Lincoln, Arnold Bennett, Elizabeth Barrett, John Burroughs, William Shakespeare, Admiral Byrd, Captain Scott, Mary Pickford, Rabbi ben Ezra, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Lyon Phelps, Benjamin Franklin, Elbert Hubbard, Harold Russell, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Long, James Allen New!
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THE POET stood at his window and watched a neighbor walk by. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Robert Browning, Marcus Aurelius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, United States, New York, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sir William Osler, Abraham Lincoln, Arnold Bennett, Elizabeth Barrett, John Burroughs, William Shakespeare, Admiral Byrd, Captain Scott, Mary Pickford, Rabbi ben Ezra, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Lyon Phelps, Benjamin Franklin, Elbert Hubbard, Harold Russell, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Long, James Allen New!
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- A Way of Life by William Osler in Front Matter, and page 216
- As a Man Thinketh by James Allen on page 170, and page 173
- Why Not Try God by Mary Pickford in Front Matter, and page 158
- Walden Pond (NE Landmarks) by Bonnie McGrath on page 231, and page 233
- A Way of Life and Other Selected Writings of Sir William Osler by Sir William Osler in Front Matter, and page 216
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- The Way of Conflict: Elemental Wisdom for Resolving Disputes and Transcending Differences by Deidre Combs in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Gifts Of Change by Nancy Christie in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Minister's Manual, 2004 Edition by James W. Cox on page 265, and page 266
- Ten Commitments of Networking: Creative Ways to Maximize Your Personal Connections by Larry James in Back Matter
- First Things First by Stephen R. Covey in Back Matter
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