Wisdom for everyday life

5 books

Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of ManOscar Wilde · 1891A 1911 edition of Oscar Wilde's 1891 work, published under his pseudonym Sebastian Melmoth, combining a collection of his wit and epigrams with his essay The Soul of Man, which champions individualism, art, and rebellion against social conformity.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

NatureRalph Waldo Emerson · 1836Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1836 philosophical essay Nature argues that people should seek an original, direct relationship with the universe rather than rely on tradition. In eight chapters it explores nature's uses as commodity, beauty, language, and discipline, and its relation to the spirit.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr TeufelsdröckhThomas Carlyle · 1836A satirical philosophical novel, framed as an editor's presentation of a German professor's treatise on the philosophy of clothes. Thomas Carlyle's 1836 work humorously explores the life and opinions of the eccentric Herr Teufelsdröckh.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Conduct of LifeRalph Waldo Emerson · 1860A collection of nine essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1860, exploring how one should live. Beginning with fate and liberty, it examines topics including power, wealth, culture, behavior, worship, beauty, and illusion.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau · 1854This 1854 collection by Henry David Thoreau pairs Walden, a first-person account of his two years living alone in a self-built house at Walden Pond, with his essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية