The Gentlemen’s Study

This is a show for men who believe that character still matters — that faith, virtue, and the examined life are worth pursuing.

[The Gentlemen’s Study @thegentsstudy]

"We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

- Aristotle

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is."

— Isaac Asimov

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

-Marcus Aurelius

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“It is the mark of a true nobleman to treat others with respect and courtesy, regardless of their station.”

-Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

[The Gentlemen’s Study @thegentsstudy]

"The man of good reputation either has integrity — or he is a hypocrite. There is no stable third option."
— The Gentlemen's Study, Episode 12

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Wilberforce lost the same vote in Parliament for eighteen years.
He never compromised.
Episode 12 of The Gentlemen's Study opens the twelve-virtue series with the one everything else depends on: integrity.
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#TheGentlemensStudy #Integrity #Character #Virtue #Podcast

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“Repetition is the mother of Retention; Retrieval is the father of Mastery”
- Keith Farley(Me)

Don’t just read good books. Repeat, Retain, Retrieve, and Master them!

[The Gentlemen’s Study @thegentsstudy]

My youngest son stopped by the house today to give me my belated Fathers Day gift. It’s a good day! 😁

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Twelve virtues. Three tiers. The episode this show has been building toward.
Drift is the default. Intentionality is the only counter to it.
Episode 11 is live.
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#TheGentlemensStudy #Virtue #Masculinity #Faith #IntentionalLiving #Podcast

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Indeed!

[ThinkingWest @thinkingwest]

Imagine the smell

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"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry."

- Winston Churchill

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Franklin built the most disciplined self-improvement system in American history. He still couldn't conquer the two virtues that mattered most. Episode 10 of The Gentlemen's Study is available now
#TheGentlemensStudy #BenjaminFranklin #Virtue #Faith #Podcast

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

You do not need a man cave.

What you need is a personal library.

[The Gentlemen’s Study @thegentsstudy]

Pay Attention Gentlemen.

[Holt's Cigar Company @HoltsCigar]

Think smoking a cigar is as simple as cutting, lighting, and smoking? Think again. 😅 These 10 mistakes could be holding you back from acting like a true gentleman.

10 Cigar Etiquette Mistakes a Gentleman NEVER Makes is out NOW ‼️ on Youtube.

[The Gentlemen’s Study @thegentsstudy]

Stoicism is the greatest secular framework for character formation ever built. It still has a ceiling.
Episode 9 answers the three questions from last time— and arrives at the only place they can lead.
#TheGentlemensStudy #Stoicism #Faith #Masculinity #Podcast

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“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.”

Marcus Aurelius

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“Most men drift. The Stoics decided to navigate. This episode gives Stoicism the honest hearing it has earned.”

— The Gentlemen’s Study, Episode 8

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Marcus Aurelius ruled the most powerful empire in the world.

In private he kept a journal about how to be a better man.

That tension is the heart of Stoicism — and Episode 8 of The Gentlemen’s Study.
#TheGentlemensStudy #Stoicism #Masculinity #Faith #Podcast

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Socrates chose death over a life without honest self-examination.
Most men choose comfort instead — and never notice what it costs them.
Episode 7 of The Gentlemen's Study is live.
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#TheGentlemensStudy #ExaminedLife #Faith #Masculinity