Who seeks shall find.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
After a storm comes a calm.
It's always too early to quit.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Well done is better than well said.
Know or listen to those who know.
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.