Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Only the educated are free.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
After a storm comes a calm.
Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.