To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
You never know what motivates you.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
It's always too early to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how they sound to the ear.