In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.
We are more apt to change our minds when right than wrong.
A lean purse is easier to cure than to endure.
If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?
The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind worksโ also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food.
You've learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you've learned to make gold work for you.