Five Character-Building Habits: 1. Discover the body--its potential and its frailty, and the many diverse stages of life that lie ahead--by spending time with people who are not your peers. 2. Develop a Work Ethic--be free to work with delight rather than seeking to be free from work 3. Embrace Limited Consumption--Intentionally try to spend time creating and less time consuming 4. Learn How to Travel, and Travel Light--experience other cultures to better understand your own 5. Learn How to Read and How to Decide What to Read-Help our kids build, explain, and defend their reading choices. Return to some of the great literature again and again. "An awareness of one's mortality makes life richer because the important can be emphasized and the trivial marginalized." p. 96 "A job well done makes the world a better place." p. 134 (It doesn't so much matter what the job is.) "I have no patience for the critics who do little but point out how th