"If you know you won’t give up. And you know you won’t give in. And if you test yourself and you fail, but you know you’re gonna get back up again. If you know that, then you know that your character is strong. And that’s what matters."
— JOCKO
— JOCKO
Those who dare to fail miserably will achieve the highest peaks of greatness.
“If, then, you hear that men are dying or wounded, do not seize on the news with loud wailing. For this is the food of Mars, human blood.”
— Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes
— Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes
Legionary: have no fear.
No obstacle is too great.
No challenge, too daunting.
No path is too uncertain.
Always move forward, and you will be unstoppable.
No obstacle is too great.
No challenge, too daunting.
No path is too uncertain.
Always move forward, and you will be unstoppable.
What happened to leadership? What happened to defending the brothers and sisters of the Patria? What happened to fighting not just for the mission, but for the victory of the team?
Now you see why merchants can't be allowed to rule.
Crassus lived as he died, drinking gold.
Now you see why merchants can't be allowed to rule.
Crassus lived as he died, drinking gold.
Make the most out of the opportunities that you have through discipline, through hard work, through focus and drive.
General Eisenhower once said, "The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men." I agree with Ike. Leaders are not born. Leaders are made; and they are made by solid effort and hard work.
— Dick Winters
— Dick Winters
Focus on making yourself who you want to be: faster, smarter, stronger, more humble, less ego.
Discipline your body so you can free your mind.
Get up early and go get after it. And be that person that you want to be.
Discipline your body so you can free your mind.
Get up early and go get after it. And be that person that you want to be.
Discipline can seem like it’s your worst enemy.
But the reality is: discipline is your best friend.
It will take care of you like nothing else can.
And it will put you on that path to strength and health and intelligence and happiness—and most importantly, it will put you on that path to freedom.
JOCKO
But the reality is: discipline is your best friend.
It will take care of you like nothing else can.
And it will put you on that path to strength and health and intelligence and happiness—and most importantly, it will put you on that path to freedom.
JOCKO
"Men seem to pursue honour in order that they may believe themselves to be good. Accordingly, they seek to be honoured by the wise, and by those who know them well, and on the score of virtue.”
— Aristotle
— Aristotle
“The Germans consider it both tame and stupid to acquire by immense toil what they might win by courage, valor or blood.”
—Tacitus, Germania
—Tacitus, Germania
"Spartan law demanded that the young men stand naked in public for inspection every ten days.
They were commended if their bodies were solid, strong, and well honed by exercise. But if any were soft or had gained fat through sluggishness, they were beaten."
— Aelian, History
They were commended if their bodies were solid, strong, and well honed by exercise. But if any were soft or had gained fat through sluggishness, they were beaten."
— Aelian, History
"One must need to be strong—otherwise one will never become strong."
— Nietzsche
— Nietzsche
"Ancient Ideals, in their inexorable hardness and brutality, ought to be awakened, as the mightiest of monsters that they are."
— Nietzsche, Will to Power
— Nietzsche, Will to Power