Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
After a storm comes a calm.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
I can, therefore I am.
On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family.