Manliness
Manly Virtue
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Stop Complaining: What Marcus Aurelius Teaches About Control and Discipline
Complaining feels harmless, but it directs attention toward what you cannot control. Marcus Aurelius calls for a higher standard: don’t complain, not even internally. Replace complaint with action, adjustment, or acceptance. Discipline begins when focus shifts inward. Control your response, and you regain control of your life. Continue reading
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A Manly Character
Manly character is not performance or bravado. It is bearing. Formed in restraint, silence, duty, and obscurity. Shaped most at home, under pressure, and without applause. Drawing on Stoic wisdom, this essay explores the quiet cost of choosing formation over reaction and holding one’s line when drift is easier. Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~ T.S. Elliot
“We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.” ~ T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~John Wayne
“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.” ~John Wayne Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Marcus Aurelius
“If unwilling to rise in the morning, say to thyself, ‘I awake to do the work of a man.’” ~Marcus Aurelius Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Marcus Aurelius
“I was taught to endure labor, to want little, and to do things myself.” ~Marcus Aurelius Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Plato
“For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men… has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation; this is the man of manly character and of wisdom.” ~Plato Continue reading
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The 10 Physical Skills
Editor’s Note: AOM | Repost You probably started crawling when you were about nine months old, and walking at a year. You likely got running around a year later, and learned how to jump not long after that. In the months and years that followed, you got the hang of many other physical movements that… Continue reading
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