Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
After a storm comes a calm.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Never complain and never explain.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
You never know what motivates you.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
I've just finished reading a book about the brilliant Margaret Rutherford. She wasn't a beauty, but inside she was absolutely blazing and passionate about her work. She's one of those life-affirming characters.