Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Never complain and never explain.
Well done is better than well said.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.