Archive - INVICTUS

C. S. Lewis on Making Marriage Work

The unpopular truths that strengthen marriage...

Jul 14 • James

How to Spark a Local Renaissance

Palladio, Patronage and Community Power...

Jul 7 • James

June 2026

You Buy Books, But Do You Read Them?

Seneca on the proper use of books...

Jun 30 • James

How a Young Man Falls From Grace

A Rake's Progress and the Danger of Temptation...

Jun 23 • James

How to Overcome Awkwardness

Aristocratic advice on finding your confidence....

Jun 16 • James

How To Praise Yourself Without Boasting

Plutarch on the art of dignified self-promotion...

Jun 9 • James

Medici Advice for Wayward Sons

Lorenzo the Magnificent's last letter to his teenage son...

Jun 2 • James

May 2026

Do You Want to Change the World?

Pope Pius XII on productive resistance...

May 26 • James

How to Stop Worrying About Everything

Epictetus and the art of managing anxiety...

May 19 • James

How To Be Aristocratic, Not Arrogant

17th century advice for an aspiring Gentleman...

May 12 • James

Why You Need Purpose

Hesiod, The Matrix, and the oldest advice in the Western world...

May 5 • James

April 2026

C.S. Lewis on Sexual Morality

How to remain chaste in an unchaste world...

Apr 28 • James

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