{"product_id":"d-or-500-maxims-aphorisms-jack-mitchell-9781543087000","title":"D, or 500 Maxims, Aphorisms, \u0026 Reflections","description":"Here is a little book in the grand tradition of aphorism - subversive, biting, cheerful. The classic topics come alive again on these crisp pages: pride, happiness, divinity, death, love, friendship, art, politics. Honed to a razor edge, each short thought slices through convention, as the author invites the reader to ponder the folly of the human race -perhaps its most attractive characteristic.\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA sampling\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e#8: The summit of style is to kill with a word.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#371: Flattery is the only reliable tyrannicide.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#225: In health, the body obeys the will; in sickness, the will obeys the body.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#342: Without law, power cannot sleep.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#395: Under a tyrant at least no one believes the newspapers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#157: The unhappy see themselves through the eyes of the bad, the happy through the eyes of the good.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#332: Optimists go to war; pessimists make and keep the peace.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#349: To speak for one's nation is to fancy oneself a king.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#243: To love others, we must first understand how they resemble us, because we have no other measure of esteem.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#425: Good poetry says half of what it means; bad poetry means half of what it says.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#209: Without moderation, self-denial is self-indulgence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#120: God's punishment of human folly is NOT to send a plague.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#409: The notion of art for the sake of art is too close to the notion of life for the sake of life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#450: Historians are hopelessly prejudiced in favour of historical significance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e#440: We enjoy talking about ourselves chiefly because it requires no effort.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543087000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543087000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Jack Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478767296767,"sku":"9781543087000","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97c92b42-511c-436f-96a4-3844b403135d.jpg?v=1715935705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/d-or-500-maxims-aphorisms-jack-mitchell-9781543087000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}