Be the master OF mind rather than mastered BY mind.

Japanese Proverb

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.

English Proverb

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Andre Maurois

Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.

Ted Chiang

Fortune favors the bold.

English Proverb

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

Elbert Hubbard