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

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

If you've got a talent, protect it.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.

If you're going through hell, keep going.