Always desire to learn something useful.
I can, therefore I am.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Know or listen to those who know.
Leap, and the net will appear.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
That is a secondary teacher conception - the writer as an observer.