Do not imagine that an integral being has the ambition of enlightening the unaware or raising worldly people to the divine realm. To her, there is no self and other, and hence no one to be raised; no heaven and hell, and hence no destination.
Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.
Virtue in its grandest aspect is neither more nor less than following reason.
Whatever one cultivates, is what one becomes.
Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.
The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds on to virtue. Therefore it has no virtue.