The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Well done is better than well said.
You never know what motivates you.
It's always too early to quit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme that's partly because of the overall design of the Chronicles themselves - the game of chess as an analogue of the game of life.