We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.
A leader is someone who compels others to positive action by the power of their own positive action.
Hear with your ears, that which is the sovereign good. With a clear mind look upon the two sides, between which each man must choose for himself. Watchful beforehand that the great test may be accomplished in our favour.
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.
To become conscious we must become Self-aware in the awareness of the observer Self-observing.

