Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Well done is better than well said.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Never complain and never explain.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
After a storm comes a calm.
It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.