Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
After a storm comes a calm.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Never complain and never explain.
You never know what motivates you.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
By the work one knows the workman.