Discipline is the virtue that begins in obedience and flowers in self-control.

Adam Smith's image of competition in the marketplace was intended as an adjunct to his detailed description of human motivation in The Theory of Moral Sentiments , in which the pursuit of profit is tempered at every juncture by sympathy and benevolence, and by the posture of the "impartial spectator" which is forced on us by our moral nature.

When all benefits are promised by the state, nobody need feel grateful for them.

Taking faith seriously leads to the utility of altruistic behavior.

Success comes because you have found your ecological niche and can flourish by doing your own valuable thing.

When people freely identify with their work and find themselves through it, excellence follows.

Long-term success depends upon trust.