I can, therefore I am.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
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.