If you think you can do it, you can.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
It's always too early to quit.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Only the educated are free.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
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.