Clear thinking is more than simply a matter of intelligence.
Tag: self-discipline
The ability to control one’s feelings and overcome one’s weaknesses; the ability to pursue what one thinks is right despite temptations to abandon it.
Cutting Your Losses
Some things can’t be prevented from happening, but they can be prevented from getting worse.
Surface Changes Don’t Equal Real Progress
Wrong is still wrong even if you try to dress it up on the surface.
The Secret Sauce of Virtues
In today’s world especially, courage is the underlying quality that makes acting virtuously possible.
INNER AND OUTWARD COURAGE
Two forms of courage.
Triumph Over Fear
Courage is something different than fearlessness.
Rising Above Your Emotions
Not strong feelings by themselves, but control over one’s feelings is the essential determinant of strong character.
Success and Character
The moral dimension of individual success in life.
The Keys to Integrity
Can the right thing be the right thing without it?
Being and Staying True to Yourself
Having honest and strong moral principles, and being willing to do what’s right, even when no one is watching.