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“Every triumphal arch is nothing more than a passageway, a portal into the formless world. Through the work and its gaps, we sense the imperishable form. We look upon a third entity that belongs neither to us nor to the author, and yet belongs to both of us.” Ernst Jünger

“When you are with women, you are alone. When you are with homosexuals, you are alone. When you are with men far oustide your socioeconomic class, you are alone. You will, for a majority of your life, be alone.”

“I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.” Montaigne

“Danger reawakens the spirit.” Julius Evola, “Metaphysics of War”

And in the course of adoption, you will certainly change them even a little. That is why I chose the 4th.

... been partially concealed, and reading well is an art few master". Perhaps careful reading of old texts can reveal to you the truths of the authors, but it is within the realm of your power to adopt them and make them part of your existence.

The question about epistemology was a bit difficult to answer, because both the first and last answers can be combined. The meaning "it's created by whoever has the strength to impose it" on himself and those around him, but historically the "deepest truths" may "have always...

“Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.” Steven Pressfield, “The Virtues of War”

“Feelings ran high both in Germany, where Zarathustra was pushed to new sales records as a ‘must’ for the soldier’s knapsack” Alexander Nehamas, prologue in Kaufmann's, “Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist”, Princeton University Press, 1950.

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[17.8.1812] Napoleon (watching Smolensk burn): It's like Vesuvius erupting! Don't you think this is a beautiful sight, Mr. Grand Equerry? Caulaincourt: Horrible, Sire. Napoleon: Bah! Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: "The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet."

Great Heathens series returns after too long hiatus for perhaps the archetype of such a category of man: THOMAS TAYLOR, the English Neoplatonist. Everyone has read his translations, but read to see his own beliefs, his open worship of the gods—in 1700's England! Enjoi, link:

«Ἥλιος γὰρ οὐχ ὑπερβήσεται μέτρα· εἰ δὲ μή, Ἐρινύες μιν Δίκης ἐπίκουροι ἐξευρήσουσιν.» Heraclitus Franz von Stuck, “Orest und die Erinnyen”, 1905.

“When the gods were still more human, Humans were more divine.” Friedrich Schiller Arnold Böcklin, “The Island of life”, 1888.

... artist had seen the setting sun reflected deep in some valley. And nothing but lions and peonies would suffice to capture it." Yukio Mishima,"Runaway Horses"

"Why lions and peonies? Perhaps because that sort of red and blue pattern, like the reflection of glowing evening clouds upon the dark waters of a marsh covering a valley floor, was a sunset burst of color that rose out of the very nadir of humiliation. No doubt the tattoo...

John Everett Millais (1829–1896), "Ophelia" (detail), 1851-2.

“Why so soft, so pliant and yielding? Why is there so much denial, self-denial, in your hearts? So little destiny in your eyes? And if you do not want to be destinies and inexorable ones, how can you one day triumph with me?” Friedrich Nietzsche, “Twilight of the Idols”

“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”