Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.

Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.

Courage is not a virtue or value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values.

If you feel like your life is on a treadmill and you can't find time for what matters, get a new treadmill. The new models let us slow down, speed up, go uphill and down. We also can switch at will to an elliptical strider, a stepper, a bicycle (with up to 30 gears!), a rowing machine, nature trail or uncleared path--with many more paths ready to be created from it, the delight of occasional rain, a fresh breeze and the stars to guide us toward all new destinations.

Concentrate on what you do well, and do it better than anybody else.

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.