By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
I can, therefore I am.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
After a storm comes a calm.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
It's always too early to quit.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Never complain and never explain.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer.