Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Never complain and never explain.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Leap, and the net will appear.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy.