Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Wherever you are - be all there.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Never complain and never explain.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
It was so quiet that morning in Paris that the heels of my two companions and myself were loud on the deserted pavements. It was a city of shuttered shops, and barred windows, and deserted avenues.