Well done is better than well said.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Who seeks shall find.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
I can, therefore I am.
Never complain and never explain.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Leap, and the net will appear.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how they sound to the ear.