After a storm comes a calm.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Know or listen to those who know.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
It's always too early to quit.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Speaking from my experience as a person involved for a long time in building the European Union, it is important to have patience and efforts to build a community of nations.