Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Know or listen to those who know.
Never complain and never explain.
Who seeks shall find.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Always desire to learn something useful.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
You never know what motivates you.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.