Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
It's always too early to quit.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Know or listen to those who know.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
I write in the morning from about eight till noon, and sometimes again a bit in the afternoon. In the morning I start off by going over what I had done the previous day, which my wife has happily typed up for me.