After a storm comes a calm.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Only the educated are free.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Never complain and never explain.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Leap, and the net will appear.
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.