Never complain and never explain.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.