Give others freedom to be themselves. Make demands on yourself, but be sensitive when making demands of others.

Place more reliance on the power of thought than on physical strength.

Think for yourself. Don't let others do your thinking for you.

Don't drive others. Lead them sensitively to your point of view.

Be strong in yourself, that you may give strength to others. Be like a spreading oak, in whose shade many can find shelter.

Be a sincere friend to all. See yourself as the servant of all.

Strive for excellence in everything you do. Seek it not in competition with others, but as a thing to be achieved in itself.

Live always by the truth. Give your word sparingly, but, once given, remain faithful to it in the teeth of a hurricane. Where there is truthfulness, there is victory.

Don't take yourself too seriously. There's a world out there, much greater than you are. Flow with its flow, and, like a surfboard rider, know the power that lifts and carries you as greater than your own.

Give up the thought of "I" and "mine." See yourself as an integral part of a much greater reality.

Temper the sword of reason in the fire of practicality. Ask of any idea, not that it be reasonable, but above all that it work.

Don't be relentless in your logic, for logic is only one way of arriving at the truth, and truth itself always transcends logic. Don't allow yourself to be persuaded by reason alone. If reason is to be a friend, it must be guided by intuition.

Develop intuitive reasoning by feeling in your heart whether your premise is right or wrong. Remove yourself somewhat from the opinions of others.

Don't use logic as a means of bullying people. Offer it kindly, as a means of clarifying the issues under discussion.

In any discussion, be impartial. Let truth be your guide, not the desire for victory. Indeed, see truth itself as the only victory worth winning.

Kindness and consideration are marks of inner strength, not of weakness. Consider fairly other points of view. Remember, self-conquest is the greatest victory.

Be strong at your center, gentle at your periphery.

Inner strength, in men especially, depends far more than most realize on sexual self-control. Consider self-control, not self-indulgence, the mark of your masculinity.

To transmute sexual energy, feel it flowing constantly up the spine from the base to the brain. There is much joy in this practice.

Develop will-power by accepting difficult tasks, then carrying them through to completion. Do something every day that will exercise your will-power.

Don't be afraid to follow your own star, even though it shines for no one else.

Strengthen your magnetism by the depth of your own commitment, not by imposing your will on others.

Be like a pine tree, your roots fixed firmly in the earth, your aspirations rising high into the sky of lofty ideals.

Let joy be the final goal of all your actions.

Be magnanimous in victory; calm, self-contained, and ever hopeful in defeat. Allow no defeat ever to define your reality, and defeat itself will become a kind of victory.

Respect others, if you want them to respect you.

Develop graciousness and appreciation. These are marks of a refined nature. To cede points to others is to win them as your friends.

Develop enthusiasm for what you do. Reason without heart, though abstractly persuasive, is like an autumn leaf; beautiful perhaps, but at the same time lifeless.

Be inspired by love, but ruled above all by truth, never by emotions.

Allow your heart's natural love to unfold by renouncing selfishness, self-righteousness, and pride.

Expand the love you feel for your own to include all others as your own.