Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
I can, therefore I am.
Know or listen to those who know.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Because at bottom, I'm interested in fear, and in courage and cowardice and these are easier to get at through fiction, where you can enter people's heads.