To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
After a storm comes a calm.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Only the educated are free.
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.