The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
I can, therefore I am.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Know or listen to those who know.
Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.