This collection of aphorisms (composed over many years by a noted
philosopher) is an aid to crystallising your own thoughts - there are
sectors on truth, love, ambition, religion, ageing, cruelty, friendship
and all the other vital issues that we confront in life. Aphorisms can
be a more enjoyable stimulus for thought than longer philosophical
works - because of their variety, because of their compactness, because
they invite different interpretations, and because they provide such
clear targets - for agreement or disagreement.