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Quintus Curtius — 316 episodes
Wealth Cannot Turn Back Time
"I Need Some Advice In My Job Search"
It Meant More To You Than It Did To Them
"I'm Distraught That She Ended It"
The Beautiful Suit
Ten General Principles Of Conflict
Love, Sloth, And Free Will
Give It Time
Rights That Have Been Won, Do Not Automatically Remain Won
You Have No Right To Turn Away
The Aftermath Of Battle
In The Same Meadow
Who Frontinus Was, Why He Is Important, And Why You Should Read Him
The Story of Akulka's Husband (Podcast)
When Someone Else Has Control Of Your Work, Problems Inevitably Arise
When A Neighbor's House Burns, Neglected Fires Tend To Gain Strength
Sometimes Winning Is Not Enough
Book Review: "General Eoin O'Duffy: The Political Life Of An Irish Firebrand" (Podcast)
If You're Not Losing, You're Not Learning
The Branches Of Government And Their Responsibilities
The Times Must Be Right For Extraordinary Characters
How To Offer People Hope And Inspiration
With More Success Come More Responsibilities And Burdens
The Calculus Of Survival (Podcast)
A Very Tragic Story
The Preface To "Centuries": A Reading
Thoughts On Friedrich Nietzsche
You Can't Separate The Message From The Messenger
How Do You Define Success?
Let Us Never Despair
Seconds Away From Armageddon: The Story Of Submarine K-129
How To Destroy Your Business
The Importance Of Direct Experience
How Should I Pray?
Do Things Stay Professional, Or Do They Get Personal?
You Have To Embrace Your Failures!
Stop Being Afraid Of Everything!
Do You Believe In Yourself?
Sometimes The Game Is Rigged Against You
A Selection Of Latin Readings
Gratitude Links To Attitude
The New Translation of Cicero's "On The Nature Of The Gods" Is Now Available
The "Excessive Questions Warrior"
Lack Of Compliance With The Small Things Spells Trouble With The Big Things
"Oppenheimer": A Movie Review
Service Is Our Purpose
The Qualities Of The Good Attorney
Synesius's Wise Advice On Kingship
Italica
Vegetius Discusses The Importance Of The Martial Virtues
The Leadership Principles Of Iphicrates
Better Exile Than Submission: The Passion Of Dante Alighieri
The Inviolability Of The Artist's Work
How Do I Expand My Social Circle In A Foreign Country?
The Haunted Palace (A Poem By Edgar Allan Poe)
You've Got The Job: Now Get In There And Do It
You Can't Stampede People (Podcast)
The Opossum
Revisitations
You Declare Yourself
Not As Bad As You Think, But Different From What You Think
"You're Supposed To Do Something About It"
The Declaration Of Independence (A Reading)
Do Not Accept Half-Confidences!
You Have Agency
Silence: A Fable (Podcast Reading Of A Tale By Edgar Allan Poe)
You Don't Know To A Certainty
Heaven And Hell Can Change Places Very Quickly
Clausewitz's "Coup d'Oeil": That Special Knack
Focusing On What Matters
"I'm Not Sure If She's The Right One"
The Gradual Slide Into Moral Corruption
Increased Opportunities, Increased Temptations
Never Mind What Others Think...What Do YOU Think?
"Tusculan Disputations": What It Is About, And Why It Is Important
"I'm Thinking Of Publishing A Memoir"
Coping With The Loss Of A Child
Illusions Of Fitness, Delusions Of Preparedness
"The Black Russian": Lessons Learned From A Fascinating Life
Small Twitter Account Gold: Tweet Reading 1
Exploring Small Twitter Accounts
The Sea-Raiders (A Story by H.G. Wells)
"How Do I Transition From Youth To Middle Age?"
"Should I Reopen A Closed Chapter?"
"If They Had Lived Up To The Responsibilities That Went With The Privileges"
Sometimes You Have To Make Allowances For People
The Lack Of Thankfulness
Sometimes You Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Do The Job You Were Assigned To Do
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
"Am I Too Quiet And Withdrawn?"
Should I Start A Business?
"I Need A Source" Meme Reading
Two Questions: Different Virtues, And Book Lists
Some Recent Questions
Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard"
Th Multimixer Moment
Do Not Surrender The Playing Field
Take Responsibility For What You Do
The G Manifesto Tweet Readings: Herd Immunity Edition
Thoughts On "Apocalypse Now"
Plato's Five Components Of Happiness
The World Provides Necessities
"The Ring Of Thoth" (A Tale Of The Supernatural by A. Conan Doyle)
You Have To Make The Call
The Door In The Wall (A Story By H.G. Wells)
Two Poems: "Sailing To Byzantium" And "The Lake Isle At Innisfree"
The Brazilian Cat. A Tale Of Terror By Sir A. Conan Doyle.
The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid
A Sudden Punch To Shatter Glacial Rigmarole
The Diamond Maker
G Manifesto Tweet Reading: Lockdown Edition
The Six Most Important Leadership Principles
You Will Be Judged
Captain Adolf Von Schell On Leadership And Composure In Adversity
Having Too Many Choices, And Falling Into Ruts
"Why Do I Feel Regret?"
Getting Your Mind Right
The Sources Of Anger
How Art Can Inspire Great Deeds
"Digest" Is Now Available
"I'm Thinking About Doing Something, But Don't Know If It's A Waste Of Time And Money"
Ringing In 2020: A New G Manifesto Tweet Reading
T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men": A Reading
Movie Roundup (1/12/2020)(Podcast)
Movie Roundup (1/5/2020)
Thoughts On Surrealist Painting
Thoughts On Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman"
Some Recommended Movies And Programs (12/8/2019)
More Michael Porfirio Tweet Readings
The Loss Of Confidence, And The Infliction Of Shame
What Do Young Men Want?
Footprints Leading In, But None Coming Out
It's Your Job To Set The Record Straight
Movie Roundup (10/5/2019)
Movie Roundup (9/28/2019)
Two Recent Questions From Readers
Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
Two Questions From Readers: A Failed Relationship, And A Career Question
MMA Fighter Carlo Prater Discusses Training, Preparation, And What Comes After
"Should I Forgive An Abusive Father, And Re-Establish Contact With Him?"
"How Should I Be Planning For My Future?"
Who Were The 15 Greatest Commanders In History?
Interview With MMA Fighter Carlo "The One" Prater
Fortaleza After Action Report, And Some G Manifesto Tweet Readings
The Difference Between Courage And Recklessness. And Some Tweet Readings.
Jack London Learns To Surf In Hawaii
Jack London Builds His Boat
"I Just Left My Job, And Don't Know What To Do Next"
Appeal To Athena, But Also Move Your Arms
The Greatest Hope Lies In The Justice Of One's Cause
You Don't Need Anyone's Permission To Succeed
A Relationship Question, And More G Manifesto Tweet Readings.
A Reading From Jean de Joinville's "Life Of Saint Louis"
Rehabilitation Or Retribution?
Some Life Advice From Ibn Zafar Al-Siqilli ("The Sicilian")
The Reality Of The G Manifesto
People Want To Be Left Alone
A G Manifesto Tweet Reading
The Fragility And Perishability Of Knowledge
A Reading From "Pantheon": Ice Odyssey: Douglas Mawson's Race Against Death
Film Talk, Trade, And Pleasure
A London Men's Club Of 1783
Obsession, Judgment, And Restraint
When To Deliver A Rebuke, And When To Have Fun
"On Moral Ends" Lectures: Part 3
"On Moral Ends" Lectures (Part 2)
"On Moral Ends" Lecture Series: Part 1
"How Can I Mentor Someone Else?"
"On Moral Ends" Is Now Available
Keep Moving, No Matter What Happens
Arthur, The Three-Legged Dog
Travel Tips And Impressions: Athens, Greece
Virtue Is A Sentinel
"How Can I Help Someone With Anger Issues?" (Podcast)
"The King Likes Only Empty Words"
Two Relationship Questions From Readers
The Porfirio Insight: Knowing Where You Came From, And Where You're Going
A Few Travel Tips I Learned Last Week
Sometimes You Have To Be Wrong
Some Advice To A Recruit
"I'm Losing My Focus And My Ambition"
"Don't Thank Me, Boy"
The Porfirio Effect
The Surrealistic World Of Michael Porfirio
Three Questions From Readers
The Imperative Of Discovery: Charles Sturt's Australian Explorations
David Mamet's Film "Redbelt" (2008) (Podcast)
Impressions Of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Reach Out And Help Someone Else During The Holiday Season
The Need To Escape
The Presence Of Death (Podcast)
Six Points About Balancing Passion And Practicality In Educational Choices
Movie Roundup (11/15/2017)
Movie Roundup (11/4/2017)
How To Deal With Feeling Underappreciated
Why You Should See "Blade Runner 2049"
Fate And Struggle
How To Solve The North Korea Problem
The Trial Of Galileo
Are Paranormal Phenomena Real?
The Continued Progress Of The Plutocratic Insurgency
The Legal Merits Of The Michelle Carter "Texting Suicide" Appeal
How To Deal With The "Dirtbag Shuffle"
Never Sleep On Your Rights
The Loss Of Memory And Attention
We Can't Expect Too Much From People
Julius Caesar's Speech In "The Conspiracy Of Catiline"
Mentorships And Career Concerns
You Do What You Have To Do To Survive
"Sallust: The Conspiracy Of Catiline And The War Of Jugurtha" Is Now Available
"How Do I Convince A Student That His Ideas Are Wrong?"
A Meeting With Stalin
Nature Or Nurture?
The Hollow Men
Leadership Questions: Pulling The Trigger, And Dealing With A Passive-Aggressive Boss
Hit Them Hard
The Rise Of The "Plutocratic Insurgency"
There's Nothing Shameful In Having Problems
Some Life Questions From An Ex-Military Man
Coming In Summer 2017: Sallust's "Conspiracy Of Catiline" And "War Of Jugurtha"
Successful In One Job, A Failure In Another
Why Did The Reds Defeat The Whites In The Russian Civil War of 1917-1922?
Some Thoughts On Travel In Central America (Podcast)
Harry Truman's Presidential Retreat In Key West: Thoughts And Observations
Rolling The "Iron Dice": Outbreak Of The First World War
The H2 Sierra From Delta2Alpha: A Very Impressive Knife
Homesickness And "Saudade"
Some Writers Just Speak To You
We Don't Know The Struggles That Other People Have
The Most Incredible Election Since 1860
Gaining And Maintaining Confidence
Why Consoling Friends Is Important
Fear Or Love? The Views Of Cicero And Machiavelli (Podcast)
Travel Advice For Young People. Looking For Sympathy From Others (Podcast)
Five Lessons Drawn From Recent Emails
How To Avoid Burnout (Along With A Hidden Question)
Why You Shouldn't "Stay In Your Lane"
The Mystery Of The Vanishing Men
Wisdom, Intelligence, Education, And Leaving A Job
"Someone's Lecturing Me On How To Be A Parent"
"This We Do Not Tolerate"
Is The World Worse Today Than It Used To Be?
"Am I Too Indecisive?"
Idealism vs. Practicality In Career Choices: How To Find The Balance
Three Reader Questions Discussed
Greatness Of Soul: Becoming A Man Of Substance
A Couple Questions
How Do I Know If My Goals Are Unrealistic?
How Should I Decide What Career Path To Take?
Conduct, Obligations, And Decision-Making: Details Of My New Book "On Duties"
How Did We Get To Be Where We Are Now?
Get Moving And Keep Moving
Intuition Or Deliberation?
How Can I Get Motivated?
How Should I Leave My Corporate Job?
Some Ways To Gain Leadership Experience
Mentorship, Progressive Blindness, And Finding The Good In Things
How Can I Improve My Test Scores?
If You've Done Something Unforgivable, Forgive Yourself
"I Don't Like How I'm Being Treated"
"How Do I Split My Time Between The USA And Overseas?"
When What is Expedient Conflicts With What Is Morally Good
"I Don't Like How She's Acting"
"I'm Facing A Crisis Of Doubt"
A Tasmanian Travel Experience
"I Don't Feel Challenged By My Job"
Questions About Dealing With Negative People And PC Environments
Questions About Carelessness, Frivolity, And Career Choices
You Can't Save People Who Won't Participate In Their Own Rescue
Are Psychic Phenomena Real?
"Should I Join The Military?"
Coping With Extreme Adversity
"I Need To Find A New Purpose In My Life"
How Do I Know When It's Time To Change My Life?
How Can I Develop Motivation?
"I'm Troubled By Fears Of Death"
How Two Guys Started A Knife Manufacturing Business
"How Can I Develop My Aggressive Instinct?"
A Talk With Lucas Temple: Marriage, Having A Family, And Building A Legacy
"How Can I Adapt To Living In A Foreign Country?"
"I'm Consumed With Rage And It's Ruining My Life. What Should I Do?"
Why Is Charity Important?
Cultivate Your Sense Of Awe
Every Man Needs His Quest
A Book Of Wisdom That Spans Continents And Cultures
How A Man Can Win A Good Name For Himself
"You Never Got Me Down, Ray"
The Power Of Justice
Unleashing The Creative Forces Inside You
Film Review: "The Revenant" (2016)
8 Key Factors In Your Operational Success
Strategies, Campaigns, And Tactics
"It Can't Be Done"
Setting Boundaries With People
The Persistence Of Guilt, And How To Get Rid Of It
How Does Personality Influence History?
The Ethics Of Survival
What Is The Imagination?
How To Improve Your Logical Reasoning Skills
How To Overcome Procrastination And Maintain Motivation
How The World Can Provide For Us
Letting Go Of The Anger And Resentments Of The Past
The 5 Essential Elements Of Creativity
The Importance Of Boldness
7 Observations About Getting Older
My Own Ten Commandments
Dream Of Scipio: The Out-Of-Body Experience, The Nature Of Glory, And The Immortality Of The Soul
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 7: Only The Wise Man Is Rich
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 6: Wise Men, Fools, Free Men, And Slaves
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 5: Misdeeds Are Equal, And Good Deeds Are Equal
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 4: Discussion of Paradoxes 1 and 2
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 3: Fundamentals of Stoic Doctrine
Prologue to Quintus Curtius's "Pantheon"
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 2: Cicero's Thought
"Stoic Paradoxes" Lecture 1: The Life of Cicero