书 名：Wisdom from the Ancients / 来自古人的智慧

作 者：Emilie Savage-Smith

出 版：Bodleian Library ，2023

装 帧：精装，176页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：11.8*18.4 cm

长久以来，关于如何过上美好生活的智慧箴言和建议一直是社会的一部分，代代相传。

许多这样的睿智见解源自古希腊和罗马的哲学家，并在中世纪阿拉伯语社群中广泛流传，后者也贡献了自己的新格言。这本集子收录了400多条来自古代和中世纪世界的格言、谜语和警句，并附有英文译文。这些格言按主题分类，包括医学、食物、政治和自然等，出自一系列哲学家和医师之手，从亚里士多德、苏格拉底、柏拉图到金迪、伊本·辛都和拉齐等。

这本寓教于乐的书籍满载永恒的建议，供读者思考、分享和享受，为读者打开了一扇通往古代和中世纪文化的大门，这些文化对哲学、健康和生活的思考至今仍具有权威性和现实意义。

Words of wisdom and advice for leading a good life have long been part of society, handed down from one generation to the next.

Plenty of these wise observations originated from the philosophers of Ancient Greece and Rome, and went on to circulate widely among the Arabic-speaking communities of the middle ages, who added new sayings of their own. This collection features over 400 sayings, riddles and aphorisms from the ancient and medieval world in English translation. Grouped by themes including medicine, food, politics and nature, they derive from a range of philosophers and physicians, from Aristotle, Socrates and Plato to al-Kindī, Ibn Hindū and al-Rāzī.

Packed with timeless advice to contemplate, share and enjoy, this entertaining book offers readers a gateway to ancient and medieval cultures whose musings on philosophy, health and life are as authoritative and relevant now as they were then.