Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
After a storm comes a calm.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
I can, therefore I am.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
You never know what motivates you.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
I broke down while at Oxford, was rejected by a record number of medical tribunals during the War, and finally got permission to leave Oxford and do civilian work till the War ended.