Advice from the Philosophy of Wisdom

Dear reader, may this book accompany you throughout your life, in difficult times as well as in happy ones. Accept it, read it, follow its precepts, and it will guide you toward the right choices. Always remember: no one can take away your acquired conscience and wisdom, but you can lose in an instant the wealth accumulated over the years. Those guided by wisdom know how to protect themselves against the misfortunes of this world. Dear reader, when a worthy person leaves this world and their home forever, their example inspires the living. Such a person is among the chosen and is to be blessed forever. If you enrich your mind and follow my advice with fervor, God will never forget you, and people will never cease to love you. Love books more than material possessions, for the richer one is, the more anxious one becomes. The greater the greed, the greater the suffering. Pride is always a source of suffering. Remember: the only golden rule is that one retains ownership of one's possessions after death. He who possesses riches denies justice. People are unaware of the extent of their desires. They rarely turn to truth and goodness. He who is capable of compassion for the weak is strong-willed; such men endure hunger, overcome thirst, and all sorrows recede before them. Surrender yourself wholeheartedly to the inexhaustible treasures of the soul, the source of all virtues, and may my book of verses be your faithful companion. Author: Samvel Hambaryan ISBN: 978-2-322-63739-3 Legal Deposit: 03/2006 Publisher: BoD Books on Demand, 31 avenue Saint-Rémy Printing: Libri Plureos GmbH, Friedensallee