Filial Piety is the principle of Heaven, The righteousness of Earth, And the (proper) conduct of the people.

Daily, I examine myself in three areas. Have I done my best when doing things for others? Have I been trustworthy in my dealings with my friends? Have I revised the lessons I have been taught?

A gentleman makes friends by learning together with others, and he looks to friends to help him cultivate benevolence.

A virtuous man concentrates on his own work, not that of others.

Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.

A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world.

This is and has been the Father's work from the beginning-to bring us into the home of His heart.

Failure is part of success.

Nonetheless, Scranton had travelled in space. He had known the loneliness of separation from all other human beings, he had gazed at the empty perspectives that I myself had seen.

The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself - something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.

Brokenness is the STRIPPING OF SELF-RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENCE FROM GOD...but he is cast in total dependence upon the grace of God working in and through him.

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.