To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Well done is better than well said.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Know or listen to those who know.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
I wrote some bad poetry that I published in North African journals, but even as I withdrew into this reading, I also led the life of a kind of young hooligan.