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Ask HN: What Book Has the Most Page-for-Page Wisdom?

• jordanpg 12y ago
  - The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper - Writings on an Ethical Life by Peter Singer - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter - Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens
• Mimu 12y ago
  The Bible, since 0.
  • sarciszewski 12y ago
    I think OP is seeking wisdom, not fictitious accounts of historical atrocities.
    • Pryde 12y ago
      No need to be rude about what may be long-held theological beliefs. Respectfully disagreeing is fine, thinly veiled hostility is a bit uncivil
      • sarciszewski 12y ago
        Civility can lick my taint. Religion needs to die in a fire.
        • Pryde 12y ago
          Can I ask why you feel that way?
          • sarciszewski 12y ago
            Sure. Ping me on XMPP if you like. I use OTR. https://scott.arciszewski.me/contact https://scott.arciszewski.me/contact Or, GPG + Email works too.
          • JSeymourATL 12y ago
            I'm reminded of the quote > “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
• andsmi2 12y ago
  How about Solomon's Proverbs? Composed between 4 and 5 centuries before Sun Tzu even lived, translated into Greek 100 years before the earliest known Art of War manuscript, and containing a collection of ancient wisdom in bite size chunks-- page for page the most wisdom you could possibly find. Traditional English Translation: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8300/8300-h/8300-22h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8300/8300-h/8300-22h.htm Modern Reading Translation: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+1&version=NLT https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+1&vers...
• bromone4 12y ago
  Dhammapada or Tao The Ching.
• infiniteseeker 12y ago
  - The Enchihirdion by Epictetus - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - Letters of a Stoic by Seneca - Dhammapada (various translations) - Bhagavad Gita (various translations)
• edman 12y ago
  Qur'an definitely!