Ability without honor is useless.

All the intelligence in the world is useless to the one who has none.

Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless.

Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.

We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible.

All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

man is a useless passion.

Alas, words were but empty things, devoid of power and all too easily broken, discarded, and forgotten.

...where there is no sound reason, there can be no real virtue.

Intention without discipline is useless.

Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.

But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.

Every day, without realizing it, we engage in all manner of activities that diminish our willpower. Willpower is depleted when we make decisions to focus our attention, suppress our feelings and impulses, or modify our behavior in pursuit of goals. It’s like taking an ice pick and gouging a hole in our gas line. Before long we have willpower leaking everywhere and none left to do our most important work. So like any other limited but vital resource, willpower must be managed.