The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Only the educated are free.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Well done is better than well said.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.