To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Well done is better than well said.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
It's always too early to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Leap, and the net will appear.
People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.