"The man of self-control is he who can consistently perform the feat of abstraction. He is therefore trained to see things under the aspect of eternity." Richard Weaver
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"But the thing a man does practically believe (and this is often enough without asserting it even to himself, much less to others); the thing a man does practically lay to heart, and know for certain, concerning his vital relations to this mysterious Universe, and his duty and destiny there, that is in all cares the primary thing for him, and creatively determines all the rest." Carlyle

"And Cirdan, Lord of the Havens said, 'Take now this Ring, for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy; but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this is the Ring of Fire; and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valor of old in a world that grows chill."

~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion