Attaining GlorySocrates also used to say that there was a quick and short road for those who wanted to attain glory: they would have to make sure that...
A good manZeno the philosopher says, Again, the good are genuinely in earnest and vigilant for their own improvement, using a manner of life which...
Lacking genuine convictionDinocrates was an ambassador sent by his city to Rome to beg for help as there city was under siege and could not last much longer:...
Slavery in coloniesHamilton and Laurens shared an idealism about the Revolution that yoked them tightly together. They were both unwavering abolitionists...
LeadershipWashington’s wealth and way of life, like his physique and horsemanship, were of great importance to large numbers of the men he led and...
Good WorksTed Williams worked hard at hitting: But his most important work was unheralded – the quiet visits Williams made to the bedsides of dying...