CIRCLE APHORISMS
Helen Novak and Steven Hiller

1. Always seek meaning until you find it; never lead an empty life.
2. In all ways develop a maximal and global compassion.
3. Defend children and the enfeebled; be their stronghold.
4. Let your humanity be noble and forthright.
5. Do not hold freedom dearer than life; do not seek freedom using violence.
6. Do not hold material gain dearer than freedom; do not seek material gain using oppression.
7. Seek to end all armed conflict.
8. Look to the future; seek to improve life for all.
9. Take heed of the past; never forget its lessons, most especially those that are auspicious.
10. Do not belittle or ignore others.
11. Do not sow discord; in all ways keep the peace.
12. Develop and maintain a keen sense of humor.
13. Forgive those that offend you; fill your plate with that which is worth your while.
14. Respect those who suffer.
15. Do not give in to suffering; always fight it for the sake of all.
16. Fight suffering by the most sapient means possible.
17. Take your communal loyalties seriously.
18. Respect human creativity.
19. Respect the natural world around you.
20. Respect your own life.

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