Originally published in Portuguese by
Edições Brasil de Amanhã
São Paulo, 2012
Selection, presentation and notes: Leo Daniele
English translation by Jose A. Schelini
Copy Editor of the Original Portuguese edition:
Francisco Leoncio Cerqueira
Layout: Luis Guillermo Arroyave
Originally published by Edições Brasil de Amanhã
Printing: Artpress
“Canticum Novum”
Collection
Excerpts from the thought of
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Recedant vetera, nova sint omnia.[1]
Already published
The Universe Is a Cathedral
A marvelous, noble and very Catholic vision of the order of the Universe
Looking for Souls with a Soul
The very Christian virtue of admiration, the music of souls
Chivalry Does Not Die
In an age of anti-heroes, beauty, nobility, and the urgency of heroism
Idealism, Nobility of Soul that Befits Everyone
Selflessness, the watermark of idealism
[1] “Ring out the old, let all things be new!” (Liturgical canticle Sacrum Solemnis)
Contents
- What Calm Is
- A Brief History of Calm
- Tranquility and Prowess
- At Marshal Foch’s Headquarters
- Peace Is the Tranquility of Order
- “Psychological Distance”
- How to Lose Tranquility
- Calm, Nervousness and Entertainment
- Inequalities and Calm
- Calm and Pain
- Paying Attention Is an Element of Action and Calm
- Keeping Calm Before Our Faults
- Confidence, a Word that Calms Us Down
- Knowing How to Wait Calmly