A Letter to Harrison Blake March 27, 1848 By Henry David Thoreau I do believe in simplicity. It is ...

  I love many of the classic myths and poems of ancient Greece. My favorite, though, is ...

"My Daily Desire" By Thomas Dekker To awaken each morning with a smile brightening my face; to greet the ...

John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. The unusually large and strapping baby grew up to be an ...

"A Real Man" From A Heap o' Livin', 1916 By Edgar A. Guest Men are of two kinds, and he Was of the kind ...

"The Value of Doing" From The Woodcraft Manual for Boys, 1923 By Ernest Thompson Seton Our grandfathers ...

While Stoicism is an ancient philosophy, it’s experiencing a bit of a resurgence in our modern world. ...

  While the first manned flight took place in 1903, it wouldn’t be until WWI that aeronautical ...

"Finland alone, in danger of death -- superb, sublime Finland -- shows what free men can do." ...

  Ancient Greece and Rome have a heavy influence on the idea of manhood we promote on the Art of ...

"The Powers of a Strenuous President" From The American Magazine, 1908 By "K" I have known Mr. ...

While books like 1984 and Brave New World are getting a lot of buzz right now because of the political ...

Sometime in the late 4th or early 5th century, as the late Roman Empire stumbled along in the twilight of ...

Though one of the first Europeans to explore Tahiti, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, only stayed on the ...

From The Simple Life, 1903 By Charles Wagner When one passes in review the individual causes that disturb ...

Word count: ~10,000 Time to read: ~45 minutes  In ancient Rome, four virtues were considered the ...

Editor's note: This selection from the writings of the famous psychologist William James has been ...

Be sure to check out our online program The Strenuous Life that takes these ideas and helps you put them into ...

Editor's Note: Awhile back, I came across a really cool little old book called Men of Stamina. Published ...

In the film versions of Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels, 007 often wins the day through the use ...