QUOTABLE SOLOMON: An A to Z Glossary of Sayings of Solomon

An A to Z glossary of quotations from King Solomon, world-renown for his wisdom. He was said to know more than 3,000 proverbs. He was, if not the inventor of the proverb, the first great master-practitioner of it. Solomon demonstrated the power of the proverb, not only to convey folk wisdom but divine wisdom. The Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament is attributed to Solomon. Solomon was famous not only for his wisdom but his wealth and legendary treasure. Perhaps his proverbs are worth more than his mines, perhaps not. But the proverbs of Solomon are among the world's greatest treasures. Here is a collection of Solomon's sayings on many subjects from A to Z, a treasury of the wisdom of the ages. Edited by Alex Ayres, a Harvard and UCLA educated writer-editor whose previous bestsellers include The Wit & Wisdom of Mark Twain (Harper-Collins) and The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Penguin). Why not add a few of Solomon's gems to your collection? "Incline thine ear unto my sayings," he invites us. "For they are life unto those that find them..." [Proverbs 4: 20-21]. Those who will not learn from the sages of the past -- or think they have nothing to learn from them -- make many foolish mistakes today. Wisdom is cheap -- foolishness is expensive. A Quotable Wisdom book.