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About the product About the series The «Great Personalities» series is a library of the main works of the most legendary and outstanding representatives of different eras. These are rulers, philosophers, artists — key figures of their time, whose thoughts and ideas are of interest to mankind to this day. In each book of the series, a kind of «sammari» is selected: for each personality, excerpts from key works, aphorisms, thoughts and statements are presented. These extremely practical publications will become indispensable both for students who are just getting acquainted with world culture and history, and for those who want to fill some gaps in knowledge. Convenient pocket format, paperback will allow you to get acquainted with the cultural heritage of the greats on the way to college or to work. About the book Lucius Annay Seneca is a famous ancient Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher, whose works influenced many famous philosophers and remain relevant to this day. The followers of Stoicism thought about the place of man in the world, about the essence of law and morality, and tried to make their behavior based on moral confidence. Seneca considered himself a «healer of souls.» The treatise «On Benefits», which this book introduces the reader, is dedicated to good — it teaches you to do and accept good deeds. «We will render a blessing in the way we would like to receive it ourselves: willingly, quickly and without any hesitation.» Annotation George Bernard Shaw became for the English literature of the twentieth century what Shakespeare was for the seventeenth century. He compared himself only with Shakespeare. The main features of Bernard Shaw’s talent were observation, paradox, passion. In plays and prefaces, in novels, short stories, articles and letters, for more than half a century he made diagnoses to his readers, gave advice, prescribed recipes. Glorified during his lifetime, Shaw was not shy about his greatness — you can say he used it mercilessly. Not always smart, but always effective. British writer and journalist Nigel Rees, himself not the last wit, had enough reason to advise us all: «In all doubtful cases, the right phrase should be attributed to George Bernard Shaw.» This year marks seventy years since the day when Shaw quipped last once. But we both know: Show must go on! …
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