Iron Will Quotes

“But why be moral in the first place?’ he asked the young men seated around him. His voice was smooth and full of confidence. He turned his head to direct his gaze at each of his students as he waited for a response. It was then that Dion noted the philosopher’s eyes. They were as blue as sapphires and bright with intelligence. Xenophon took note of Dion and Cob standing outside the circle but made no other sign of acknowledgment. ‘To lead a just life,’ one of the students answered. ‘But why be just?’ Xenophon pressed. ‘To explain that we are moral because we must be just is no answer at all.’ ‘To please the gods,’ another student with a scar under his eye said. ‘To be judged and found true.’ ‘And why is it so important to please such distant beings?’ Xenophon challenged the same student. The young man with the scar hesitated. ‘In order to gain entrance to heaven.’ ‘So is it self-interest then?’ Xenophon raised an eyebrow. ‘Is it truly moral to be so consumed with self-interest? Is there no reason to be moral in this world, regardless of the next?”
― James Maxwell, Iron Will

“The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago. The second best time is today.”
― James Maxwell, Iron Will

“But I suppose one should never put off beginning a project in the fear that there won’t be time to complete it.”
― James Maxwell, Iron Will