The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Who seeks shall find.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Leap, and the net will appear.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Know or listen to those who know.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
You never know what motivates you.
The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.