Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Never complain and never explain.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Only the educated are free.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Well done is better than well said.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.