The Value of Friendship (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Frederic Lawrence Knowles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331635691 ISBN 13 : 9781331635697

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Across cultures and centuries, friendship has shaped courage, art, and moral life.

This book curates stories and ideas from ancient and modern thinkers to show why friendship matters in shaping our values and actions.

• Discover how friendship influenced warriors, writers, and philosophers from Greece to the modern world.
• See how enduring bonds were celebrated in poetry, philosophy, and daily life, and how they guided brave choices.
• Explore biographical sketches that connect friendships to a broader history of ethics, politics, and culture.
• Reflect on the lessons of friendship for contemporary life, work, and community.

Ideal for readers of history, philosophy, and literature who want to understand the power of friendship in shaping human life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Value of Friendship

To a Friend

Long was my spirit like some lonely reef
In gray, unvisited oceans, where the Sea,
Relentless, drove its salt waves over me,
A cold, monotonous surf of unbelief;
But ere I hardened into hopeless grief,
Thou earnest, bringing love, faith, sympathy;
I found myself and God in finding thee,
And my long dream of doubt looked void and brief.
Then was my soul, with her new glory dazed,
Like that green island among tropic seas
When the strange sail approached the wondering shore,
And startled eyes beheld the cross upraised,
While the great Spaniard sank upon his knees,
And the Te Deum shook San Salvador!

Frederic Lawrence Knowles

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331635691
• ISBN 13: 9781331635697
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 127
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