Allowing another to pull you off course soon makes mockery of the mastery of balanced control presumptuously presented to self.

Proverb #593
Tendencies both good and evil that vie for the chance of expression are primeval forces that have yielded neither to change nor compromise.

The Habit Of Fault #175
Should “the habit of fault” be overpowered and cast aside – do not revive its influence even in memory.

Proverb #243
The hand can hold only that which it can control; in reaching for too much, one ultimately suffers loss, as do all men who would be […]

Proverb #173
The conscience that continues to struggle with evil influence has yet to learn the secret attached to repentance.

Proverb #250
The essence of one’s willingness to participate in evil practice lingers in that one’s spirit, and until vanquished it remains noticeable and its provocation remains lawful. […]

Proverb #170
Except “The King” abides within; your right is His left.