The Guardian: Socrates – a man for our times
"He was condemned to death for telling the ancient Greeks things they didn't want to hear, but his views on consumerism and trial by media are just as relevant today."
Confucius: The Analects
Squashed Philosophers
"Condensed and abridged to keep the substance, the style and the quotes, but ditching all that irritating verbiage."
Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Complete text.