Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
You never know what motivates you.
For a small child there is no division between playing and learning between the things he or she does just for fun and things that are educational. The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play.