Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Know or listen to those who know.
Always desire to learn something useful.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Never complain and never explain.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular.