The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Well done is better than well said.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get.