To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

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

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

After a storm comes a calm.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

If you've got a talent, protect it.