To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Only the educated are free.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
It's always too early to quit.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Never complain and never explain.
As the daughter of a schoolteacher, I feel very strongly that the most important thing in school takes place right there in that classroom, and the interaction between the teacher and the child.