Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.
Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.