To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.

Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation you happen to be in now.

Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.

You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don't be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.

Don't demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.