The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Who seeks shall find.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.
My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.