Nietzsche: Culture and State — one should not deceive oneself about this — are antagonists: ‘Kultur-Staat’ is merely a modern idea. One lives off the other, one thrives at the expense of the other. All great ages of culture are ages of political decline: what is great culturally has always been…

Seneca: Tranquility cannot be grasped except by those who have reached an unwavering and firm power of judgement — the rest constantly fall and rise in their decisions, wavering in a state of alternately rejecting and accepting things. What is the cause…

Aurelius: This is the mark of perfection of character — to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.

In a recent episode of Peaky Blinders, Polly said that putting her head through that noose was like…

Kaufmann: In his early philosophy Nietzsche envisages artist, saint, and philosopher as the supreme triad of humanity. Now he would still agree that these are the three types that have tried to rise above the mass of men, but he would evaluate them differently. The saint is now pictured as the…

As I catch glimpses of the political news I can’t help but think about what else might have happened. It easily could have gone the other way. Donald Trump very easily could have lost and he would currently be scarcely more than a humorous afterthought. “Remember that joke of a politician?”…