What if you could acquire four thousand years of wisdom from across the globe in one book?

Over 800 maxims for a thriving life from eighteen sages.

Short inspiring biographies that capture each leader's essential character and achievements.

An accessible and thought-provoking entry into timeless life wisdom.

In Sage Advice, you will examine the lives and maxims of eighteen wise leaders selected for their unique contributions to human thought. You’ll find a well-researched and engaging biography of each, followed by quotes from their carefully collated texts that address almost seventy topics like courage, friendship, leadership, moderation, patience and work-life balance.

Sage Advice provides an intriguing introduction to the world's great philosophical, religious and secular traditions.

Who Are the Sages?

Ptah-Hotep Confucius Buddha Aristotle Seneca Jesus Marcus Aurelius Muhammad Zhu Xi Elizabeth I Benjamin Franklin George Washington Catherine the Great Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Theodore Roosevelt George Washington Carver Mahatma Gandhi Winston Churchill

We can still find wisdom and discover timeless truths by studying some of the greatest thinkers and achievers who have helped shape our world. Sage Advice provides a dose of knowledge that reaches across the ages.