Seek first what is true and of value, and then whatever happiness follows will be of the appropriate quantity and, more importantly, quality.

We can't control whether we are rewarded for our endeavours, with cash or recognition. It is not up to us how much cash or time we get on Earth, but it is down to us how we spend it.

I am only me for practical purposes.

There are many things you shouldn't measure. Don't, for example, try to measure how much you love your wife!

On social networking sites, we may expose ourselves, but we choose to do so. We are in control and, often wrongly, we do not feel we are giving away tradable data.

True humility is expressed in deeds, not words. The humble are those who truly walk the same ground as everyone else - not necessarily with grovelling, hunched backs, but certainly not lording it over others, either.

Untested assumptions and lazy habits of thought can be shown up, once put in a spotlight of a different hue.