The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni / The Oldest Books in the World

The oldest advice in the world. Written in Egypt more than four thousand years ago, these instructions from an aging vizier to his son counsel patience, humility, honest speech, and just dealing. It is astonishing how modern they feel, proof that the core of wisdom scarcely changes. Short and luminous, it is a chance to hear the earliest surviving voice of a man trying to teach the next generation how to live.