Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Know or listen to those who know.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Who seeks shall find.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Always desire to learn something useful.
When I was about 13 or 14, I had an English teacher who made a deal with me that I could get out of doing all of the year's regular work if I would write a short story a week and on Friday read it to the class.