| Introduction Classical Considerations: Useful Wisdom from Greece and Rome |
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``but then the goddess Athena,'' Homer |
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4 | (2) |
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Freedom of Fate, Kurt Muller |
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6 | (2) |
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I Could Cross the Street, Judy Neri |
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8 | (2) |
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``not ignorant of grief,'' Vergil |
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``because today the fates are stern,'' Horace |
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15 | (1) |
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In the Spell of Integrity, Anne H. Groton |
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``anyone who prefers wealth,'' Euripides |
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18 | (1) |
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``O Turnus, what no god would ever dare,'' Vergil |
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``happy is he who was able to learn,'' Vergil |
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``the fates come in mixed order,'' Seneca |
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Character: Illustration: Character |
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``each person gives himself his character,'' Macrobius |
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``he preferred being a good man,'' Sallust |
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Achieving Aristotle: Seem What You Would Be, Benita Kane Jaro |
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``generosity once enlivened,'' Pliny the Younger |
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29 | (1) |
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Honor and Legacy, Robert Emmet Meagher |
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``our character will console us for our poverty,'' Cicero |
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33 | (1) |
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We Are What We Repeatedly Do, Stephen R. Covey |
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34 | (2) |
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Living Life to the Fullest, Steve Reece |
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36 | (2) |
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On Aristocracy, Roger Rosenblatt |
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38 | (2) |
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Starry Night, Alexandra Stevenson |
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42 | (2) |
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The Art of Living, Joann Polito |
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44 | (2) |
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Safety in Numbers, Margaret A. Brucia |
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46 | (2) |
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The Other Side, Robert Sonkowsky |
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48 | (3) |
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``music's a great and never-failing treasure,'' Theophilus |
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51 | (1) |
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War and Violence: Illustration: War and Violence |
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How Sweet War Is, William H. Race |
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54 | (2) |
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Achilles in Vietnam, Jonathan Shay |
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56 | (3) |
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``for Ares trades the bodies for gold,'' Aeschylus |
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59 | (1) |
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To Mike Who Knows Who He Is, Margaret Richer Goldberg |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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The Power of Words, Stephanie Quinn |
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64 | (2) |
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What Does Homer Have to Do with Softball?, Timothy F. Winters |
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``war springs from insignificant causes,'' Thucydides |
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On Heroic Frogs, Neil Steinberg |
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70 | (2) |
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Redemption After Suffering: Illustration: Redemption After Suffering |
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Pressing On, John Breuker |
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74 | (2) |
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Grace, Susan Ford Wiltshire |
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76 | (2) |
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Lamentation, L. Dale Griffith |
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``those who are suffering even the gods will spare,'' Ovid |
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``from suffering learn to sympathize,'' Philemon |
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How I Came into the World, Michael Coffey |
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``the thorn which produces pain,'' Anonymous |
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``perhaps one day it will be pleasant to recall even this hardship,'' Vergil |
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A Thirteen-Year-Old Considers Time, Noah Peller |
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94 | (2) |
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Cypresses and Certainty, A. W. Godfrey |
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96 | (3) |
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``I haven't time to live today,'' Martial |
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99 | (1) |
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Feeding the Pigeons, Marie Carducci Bolchazy |
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100 | (2) |
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Speed Kills---Augustus on Stress, Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr. |
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102 | (3) |
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``time is the touchstone of men's character,'' Menander |
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Yes, You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover, William Murchison |
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106 | (2) |
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``time effaces the utterance of opinion,'' Cicero |
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108 | (1) |
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``you don't know what changes time will bring,'' Menander |
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109 | (1) |
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Life Lessons, Michelle Wu |
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110 | (3) |
| About the Contributors |
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113 | (10) |
| About the Editors |
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123 | (1) |
| About the Artist |
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124 | (1) |
| Acknowledgements |
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125 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
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