To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
After a storm comes a calm.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Know or listen to those who know.
Who seeks shall find.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we play.