The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Only the educated are free.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
It's always too early to quit.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.