All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in circle.

How powerful is man! He is able to do all that God wishes him to do. He is able to accept all that God sends upon him.

Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not wordy nor a busybody.

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.

The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem it

A man should remove not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for then superfluous activity will not follow.

One of the recurring themes in Marcus' handbook is leadership's responsibility to work intelligently with what it is given and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.