Les Philosophes May 21, 2025 by Gregory Blotnick “Happiness is only a dream, and pain is real… I have experienced this for eighty years. I know of nothing better than to resign myself to this and to say that flies are born to be eaten by spiders, and men to be devoured by trouble and affliction.” — […]

The following excerpt is from The Great Learning by Confucius: “The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first

Blind Spots: A Raw and Riveting Look Into the High-Stakes World of Wall Street West Palm Beach, FL – Gregory Blotnick, a former hedge fund manager turned author, is receiving outsized media attention for his gripping new memoir, Blind Spots: A Riches to Rags Story.  Reviews of the book are now featured on several news

The Story of Civilization by Will Durant: A Complete Journey Through Human History A comprehensive review of all 11 volumes and the profound historical lessons they contain, written by an Amazon reviewer Napoleon and the Power of Historical Timing After completing my review of Durant’s opening volume, “Our Oriental Heritage,” I embarked on the complete

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