Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.
I enjoy learning technical details.