Be a function of your values rather than a function of the impulse or desire of any given moment.
Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
You can't have the fruits without the roots.
Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.