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Life is complex and we often need guidance. It’s easy to think we should look around us or ahead for advice, but there’s a valuable resource we sometimes forget – history. The great Roman leader, Marcus Aurelius wrote in Meditations, “Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no…

In the ever-shifting panorama of history, reading has been an unseen but mighty agent, persistently scripting the unfolding narrative. From the hushed corners of ancient libraries to the screens of our modern devices, words, absorbed through reading, have always been at the helm, steering our journey through time. “Reading maketh a full man; conference a…

In our quiet moments, each of us nurtures a dream, a vision uniquely personal and profoundly transformative. Yet too often, these dreams remain trapped within us, mere phantoms of what could be. Reflect on Napoleon Bonaparte, an ordinary man from a humble Corsican family who dreamt of greatness. It was his audacious vision and relentless…

In the swirling tumult of human interaction, it is the humble who often wield the most influence, quietly guiding the flow of events. Unlike the brash, their power doesn’t burn brightly and then wane, but it illuminates steadily, like a lasting ember. A striking example can be found in the annals of history. Recall the…

More than two millennia ago, Cicero posited, “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” With this wisdom, he extolled the transformative power of reading. He saw, in a world devoid of technology and instant gratification, the capacity for books to be portals into the minds of great men and women, connecting…

One of the most compelling insights of our time is the concept of a ‘growth mindset’. This idea, originating from the brilliant psychologist Carol Dweck, suggests that our abilities are not fixed but can be cultivated and refined with perseverance and deliberate practice. History offers many testimonials to this insight. Consider the story of Thomas…