- Keep the body strong that the most efficient work may be done, the greatest happiness obtained during life and a wholesome inheritance passed on to future generations.
- Cultivate the mind, learning as many important facts as possible, striving to become expert in some particular field of endeavor.
- Develop a scientific spirit, the essential characteristic of which is a search for Truth in the light of evidence and reason. Do not deceive yourself or others.
- Base your spiritual concepts on the latest developments of Evolution. Be prepared to change your philosophy to conform to the consensus of scientific opinion.
- Conduct all human relationships in a spirit of tolerance and love, having proper consideration for others, not presuming to control their lives.
- Treat the opposite sex honorably, respecting their complementary qualities, with due regard for succeeding generations.
- Endeavor to embody in the laws of the community the spirit of equity and progress.
- Strive for an economic system under which each individual shall be rewarded according to his or her value to society.
- Avoid the use of physical force for personal revenge or national aggrandizement, having learned from experience that reason triumphs while brutality degrades.
- Hold yourself in readiness to accept new revelations.
~ William Floyd, from Mistakes Of Jesus (1932). Code Of Living