Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

If you've got a talent, protect it.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.