Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you think you can do it, you can.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Only the educated are free.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Well done is better than well said.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
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.