{"product_id":"2940016447131","title":"Book of Wise Sayings: Selected Largely from Eastern Sources (Illustrated)","description":"• The book is an edited and illustrated version of the original one and includes 18 or more unique illustrations which are relevant to its content.\u003cbr\u003e• In the following small selection of aphorisms, a considerable proportion are drawn from Eastern literature. Indian wisdom is represented by passages from the great epics, the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyana; the Panchatantra and the Hitopadesa, two Sanskrit versions of the famous collection of apologues known in Europe as the Fables of Bidpaï, or Pilpay; the Dharma-sastra of Manu; Bhāravi, Māgha, Bhartrihari, and other Hindu poets. Specimens of the mild teachings of Buddha and his more notable followers are taken from the Dhammapada (Path of Virtue) and other canonical works; pregnant sayings of the Jewish Fathers, from the Talmud; Moslem moral philosophy is represented by extracts from Arabic and Persian writers (among the great poets of Persia are, Firdausī, Sa’dī, Hāfiz, Nizāmī, Omar Khayyām, Jāmī); while the proverbial wisdom of the Chinese and the didactic writings of the sages of Burmah are also occasionally cited.","brand":"Five Star Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081479962864,"sku":"2940016447131","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016447131_p0.jpg?v=1763655021","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016447131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}