Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
You never know what motivates you.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Know or listen to those who know.
There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so as to keep it out of as many things as possible.