Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
It's always too early to quit.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
You never know what motivates you.
After a storm comes a calm.
Never complain and never explain.
Well done is better than well said.
We may smile at these matters, but they are melancholy illustrations.