To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Only the educated are free.
After a storm comes a calm.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Never complain and never explain.
In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual student and always look to learn something new about music, because there's always something new to learn.