If you've got a talent, protect it.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.