The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won't make the crooked straight.
Be harsh with yourself at times.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
A king is he who has laid fear aside and the base longings of an evil heart; whom ambition unrestrained and the fickle favor of the reckless mob move not.