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A Calendar of Wisdom

Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts

Book • 1997

This collection is a day-by-day guide that illuminates the path of a life worth living.

It features gems of inspiration and wisdom from various historical figures including Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Lao-Tzu, Buddha, Pascal, Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, Emerson, Kant, Ruskin, Seneca, Socrates, and Thoreau.

Tolstoy considered this work his most important contribution to humanity, and it was widely read in pre-revolutionary Russia before being banned and forgotten under Communism.

Recently rediscovered, it has been praised for its timeless wisdom and inspiration.

Mentioned by

Angela Duckworth

Mentioned in 30 episodes

Ryan Holiday

talks about the importance of this book to him and how Tolstoy thought it was better than War and Peace.

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Mentioned by

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and

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as a Tolstoy work previously gifted and valued for reflective reading.

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for its daily meditations and wisdom.

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as a book he reads almost every day, similar to "The Daily Stoic".

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as daily readings with quotes from great thinkers.

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Mentioned by

Angela Duckworth

in a discussion about daily wisdom calendars.

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Recommended by

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as a classic daily devotional he reads every day for wisdom from many traditions.

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Mentioned by

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as a spiritual text rediscovered in the 1980s.

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Mentioned by

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