To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Only the educated are free.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.