Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Always desire to learn something useful.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
After a storm comes a calm.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Only the educated are free.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.