If you've got a talent, protect it.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
After a storm comes a calm.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Know or listen to those who know.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
I can, therefore I am.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The memoirs that have come out of Africa are sometimes startlingly beautiful, often urgent, and essentially life-affirming, but they are all performances of courage and honesty.