Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Never complain and never explain.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
I think my first big purchase was actually for my mom. She had one of those '90s TVs in her living room that's like a 10x10 brick, so I purchased her a flatscreen for her living room.