Courage is the rarest of all good traits

"I am bored" generally means "I am boring."

Whatever one does for a living, three questions need to be confronted before it is too late: What really matters to me? What price do my spouse and kids pay for my career success? What price does my soul pay?

When you don't believe in anything except not dying, you don't really believe in anything.

Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.

Self-control is the only possible road to character development

The further left you go, the meaner the spirit