By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
You never know what motivates you.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Always desire to learn something useful.
That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.