Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Well done is better than well said.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Never complain and never explain.
Only the educated are free.
It's always too early to quit.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.
Someone once told me the one thread that runs through them all is a premium on personal courage - not intellectual courage, but just plain physical courage.