We know the cardinal virtues, which were already praised by philosophers long before Christianity, notably by Plato and Aristotle: prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude. In this Licorne (Unicorn) n°20, I suggest you examine this curious virtue: strength. Sometimes referred to as "virtus", sometimes as "fortitudo", it seems to be the pivotal virtue of all the other virtues.

The art of seizing the opportunity is not an exact science. It is not transferable or reproducible according to external criteria, because it calls more on intuition than reason, that quality which creates geniuses, great men, fine strategists, good doctors or even great seducers.