Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.