The Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life. This item is unavailable.The Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life

"People have always tried to get to the essence of how to live the good life. Ben Franklin created Poor Richard's Almanac that provided maxims for becoming healthy, wealthy and wise. Robert Fulguhm asserted that the good life can be experienced by reclaiming kindergarten wisdom. Stephen Covey isolated the seven characteristics of highly effective people. In this slim volume, Panos Mourdoukoutas and Michael Soupios direct us to look back to the dawn of Western civilization to discover how to live the good life. The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers can be distilled down to ten simple rules. If obeyed, these ten rules will enable us to have rich and meaningful lives. The Rules are: 1. Examine life. 2. Worry only about the things under your control. 3. Treasure friendship. 4. Experience true pleasure. 5. Master yourself. 6. Avoid Excess. 7. Be a responsible human being. 8. Don't be a prosperous fool. 9. Don't do evil to others. 10. Kindness to others tends tobe rewarded. Each chapter has a rule. Each chapter begins with a quote from one of the Greats (Aeschylus, Epictetus, Aesop, Hesiod, etc.), followed by an anecdote and an explanation of the rule. Each chapter ends with several points to reflect upon. "