The Sayings of the Wise, by William Baldwin
This book contains the wise sayings of the Greek philosophers from the 1600s. I found it very interesting to read and loved some of its “pithy rhymes” and sayings. I found that anything that the philosophers wrote that was “true wisdom” was in tune with Bible principles. Other sayings were derived from experience of cause and effect and some of these sayings amused me.
Lesson 1 – What is friendship, the Sum of it all
Lesson 2 – Of Counsel and Counselors
Lesson 3 – Of Riches and Poverty
Lesson 4 – Of Silence, Speech, and Communication
Lesson 5 – Of Kings, Rulers, and Governors: how they should rule their subjects
Lesson 6 – The Precepts of the Wise
Lesson 7 – The use of Proverbs and Adages
Lesson 8 – Of Justice, Laws, Cities, and Governors
Lesson 9 – Of Power, Honour, Virtue, and Strength
Lesson 10 – Of Liberality, Patience, Use, and Dilligence
Lesson 11 – Of Knowledge, Ignorance, and Error
Lesson 12 – Of Money and Covetousness
Lesson 13 – Of the Tongue; of Fair Speech; and of Flattery
Lesson 14 – Of Truth, of Faith, of Error, and Lying
Lesson 15 – Of Bringing up and Manners; of Dispositions and Instruction
Lesson 16 – Of Love, Lust, and Lechery
Lesson 17 – Of Marriage and Married Folk
Lesson 18 – Of Sorrow, Gladness, Fer, and Boldness
Lesson 19 – Of Anger, Wrath, Envy, Malice, and Revenge
Lesson 20 – Of Liberty and Bondage, Masters and Servants
Lesson 21 – Of Women, Wine, and Drunkenness
Lesson 22 – Divers Sentences of Sundry Matters
Lesson 23 – Of benefits, and of Unthankfulness
Lesson 24 – Pithy Metres of divers matters
Lesson 25 – Of the things that cause a quiet life.