Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
It's always too early to quit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Well done is better than well said.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.