The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Never complain and never explain.
Know or listen to those who know.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Well done is better than well said.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Normally street children are shown in terms of the tragedy of their lives - which is true - but there's also another dimension: their wisdom, dignity and enormous capacity for survival.