The Virtuous Life

di Jaime Pasquier (Autore)

Jaime Pasquier, 2026

In The Virtuous Life: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living, Jaime Pasquier draws on four decades as the founder and CEO of a financial services firm to argue that lasting success — in business and in life — is built not from what we accumulate, but from who we become. Part philosophy, part history of ideas, this book traces the thinkers who built Western civilization — from Socrates and Aristotle to the scientists and reformers who shaped the modern world — and asks why affluent societies, despite everything they've achieved, so reliably lose their way. The answer is ancient, practical, and urgently needed: the deliberate cultivation of character through wisdom, courage, justice, and self-mastery. For anyone who has achieved what they set out to achieve — and quietly wonders if this is all there is — this is not another productivity system. It is a foundation. The examined life isn't a luxury. It's the only one worth living. ????? "Pasquier writes like someone who has actually wrestled with these ideas across a long career. By the third chapter I had put down my phone and gotten out a notebook. Highly recommended for anyone asking whether the scoreboard they've been keeping is the right one." — Verified Reviewer ????? "The book I didn't know I needed. Pasquier has a gift for making ideas that feel distant become immediately relevant — he doesn't lecture, he reasons, and you find yourself reasoning alongside him. Give it the attention it asks for and it gives back considerably more." — Verified Reviewer

• Autore: Jaime Pasquier
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Jaime Pasquier
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798235709584