A Roman Slave (1855)
by Publius Syrus
Recommended by Ryan Holiday
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Stoicism, Most Recommended Books, and Philosophy.
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Stoicism, Most Recommended Books, and Philosophy.
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Ryan Holiday
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“A Syrian slave in the first century BC, Publius Syrus is a fountain of quick, helpful wisdom that you cannot help but recall and apply to your life.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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