Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Never complain and never explain.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Always desire to learn something useful.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Caring for children is a dance between setting appropriate limits as caretakers and avoiding unnecessary power struggles that result in unhappiness.