Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Well done is better than well said.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.
Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.