Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One
THE GOOD PERSON
On humility, self-control, self-knowledge, self-respect, and self-restraint
On perspicaciousness (good judgment, perceptiveness), reasonableness,sagacity, savoir faire, wisdom, and worldly wisdom
On caginess, caution, moderation, patience, and prudence
On perseverance, industry, resilience, self-confidence, self-reliance,resourcefulness, daring, fortitude, and invulnerability
On consistency, honesty, openness, plain speaking, and reliability 237 On consideration, kindness, and thoughtfulness 255
Part Two
THE FORTUNATE PERSON (OR THE GOOD LIFE)
On good name (good repute)
On health
On happiness and success
On children and elders
On material wealth
On longevity
On wealth in people (popularity)
Part Three
RELATIONSHIPS
On relationships with the divine and the supernatural
On relationships with the family
Part Four
HUMAN NATURE
On fate (and reciprocity)
On human vulnerability and limitations
On mortality
On inscrutability
On inequality
Part Five
RIGHTS AND RESPONSABILITIES
On the right to life
On freedom to be oneself
On the right to human dignity
On the right to one’s patrimony and to property
On subservience to authority
On just deserts
Part Six
TRUISMS
Miscellany
References
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