Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
No, but you can see it from here.
Everything ends badly, otherwise it would not end.