To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
I can, therefore I am.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
It's always too early to quit.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Each has its lesson for our dreams in sooth, come they in shape of demons, gods, or elves, are allegories with deep hearts of truth that tell us solemn secrets of ourselves.