Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you think you can do it, you can.
After a storm comes a calm.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Know or listen to those who know.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Who seeks shall find.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The only difference is that religion is much better organised and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and different costumes.