To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
You never know what motivates you.
Never complain and never explain.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
I can, therefore I am.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
So it's been a slow process and it's taken some patience. That's why patients are called patients I think - patience is required.