maxims and meditations is a book of quotations and reflections from significant historical figures. my goal was to curate and distill the timeless wisdom that can help modern people live better lives.
when I was young, I read a lot of philosophy and self-help books to get guidance and understanding. i noticed a lot of common patterns — a lot of ideas were repeated across different authors and traditions. i thought: what are the timeless truths that have been expressed countless times and in countless ways? the result is this book, which is a collection of maxims and meditations from philosophers, religious figures, scientists, politicians, athletes, and all kinds of historical figures. each page contains one "truth", and four to eight different expressions of that truth, perhaps addressing it from slightly different perspectives. here is a sneak peak of the book:
Your thoughts shape your reality
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become.
Heraclitus
Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
Abraham Lincoln
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
Nicolas Chamfort
Failure is a stepping stone to success
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.
Theodore Roosevelt
There are one thousand lessons in defeat, but only one in victory.
Confucius
The pen is mightier than the sword
All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.
Friedrich Nietzsche
There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.
Sigmund Freud
Do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Charles Darwin
People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.
Charles Bukowski
We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
Confucius
Maxims and Meditations
€30.00
- 92 curated timeless truths expressed in different ways by people like Aristotle, Jesus Christ, Confucius, Napoleon, Nietzsche, Carl Jung, and other historical thinkers.
- topics: well-being, virtue, love and friendship, achieving success, worldly wisdom, politics
- use it to grow as a person, as a reference book for public speaking or writing, to reflect, to teach your children, as a coffee table book ...
- design and quality worthy of your coffee table or bookshelf
- 60-day return policy, no questions asked
- Shipping is temporarily delayed until 12. February while we wait for new stock to arrive. You will receive the book eventually!
- We can only reliably ship to European countries currently. If you are from somewhere else you can place an order, we will look into it, and if we can't fulfill, we will refund you.
This book is like Jordan Peterson, except if the goal were to use as few words as possible instead of as many words as possible.
John Smith
Made up Founder of Acme WidgetsThis is a really good book. You should read it. Trust me bro!
Fredrik Skjelvik
AuthorI've become more articulate after reading this book. I sprinkle my sentences with bangers. The other day I dropped "Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul" in a conversation. That went hard as f*ck!
Amy Smith
Made up ProfessorI use this to come up with sermon ideas, and to enrich the language I use when preaching. Highly recommended.
Dave Johnson
Made up PriestThe reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts.
René Descartes