In 1921 Lewis Lawes become the warden of Sing Sing Prison. No prison was tougher than Sing Sing during that time. But when Warden Lawes retired some 20 years later, that prison had became a humanitarian institution. Those who studied the system said credit for the change belonged to Lawes. But when he asked about the transformation, here's what he said: "I owe it all to my wonderful wife,
Catherine, who is buried outside the prison walls."
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
This can be swiftly taught in very few words: virtue is the only good; there is no certain good without virtue; and virtue resides in our nobler part, which is the rational one. And what can this virtue be? True and steadfast judgment. For from this will arise every mental impulse, and by it every appearance that spurs our impulses will be rendered clear. — Seneca, Moral Letters, 71.32
